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N4 kanji · 6 strokes

同 means same

冂 a roof · 一 one · 口 mouth

同Memory trick

One (一) mouth (口) under the same roof (冂): same.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
same, agree, equal
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
6
School grade
Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) おなじ onaji

おなじ (onaji) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) ドウ dou

ドウ (dou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

同時 どうじ · douji

same time

Built from

Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.

冂 Used in 76 kanji

See all 7 at N5 and N4

口 Used in 381 kanji

See all 39 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.