同じ

See also: 同し

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おな
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

⟨onazi⟩/onaʑi/

From Old Japanese.

An irregular adjective even in Classical Japanese (where the attributive form was usually 同じ), it has become more irregular in the modern language, mixing attributes of -i adjectives and -na adjectives (and sometimes neither).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “explain shift from -shiku to -nari to no conjugation needed.”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(おな) • (onaji

  1. same, identical
    その(ほん)(おな)著者(ちょしゃ)による。
    Sono hon wa onaji chosha ni yoru.
    That book is written by the same author.
  2. common, similar
Usage notes
  • In modern Japanese, the adjective normally follows the inflection of -na adjectives ((けい)(よう)(どう)() (keiyō dōshi)), but modifies a noun directly without the suffix (-na).
    (おな)(そら)(した)onaji sora no shitaunder the same sky
  • When attaching ので (no de) or のに (no ni), (-na) is still needed as in (おな)ので (onaji na no de) or (おな)のに (onaji na no ni).
  • Adverbially, both forms (おな)じく (onajiku) and (おな)じに (onaji ni) can be used, reflecting the classical シク(かつ)(よう) (shiku-katsuyō, -shiku inflection) and the more modern (けい)(よう)(どう)() (keiyō dōshi, na-adjective) inflection patterns respectively.
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • (おな)じい (onajii)
  • (おな)じく (onajiku)
  • (おな)(あな) (onaji ana)
  • (おな)挿頭(かざし) (onaji kazashi)
  • (おな)() (onaji ke)
  • (おな)(こころ) (onaji kokoro)
  • (おな)(こと) (onaji koto)
  • (おな)(とし) (onaji toshi)
  • (おな)(なが) (onaji nagare)
  • (おな)() (onajinami)
  • (おな)(はちす) (onaji hachisu)
  • (オナジ)蝸牛(マイマイ) (onajimaimai)
  • (おな)(まえ) (onaji mae)
  • (おな)(むしろ) (onaji mushiro)
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

Idioms
  • (おな)(あな)(むじな) (onaji ana no mujina, badgers of the same hole)
  • (おな)(かま)(めし)() (onaji kama no meshi o kuu, eat out of the same pot)
  • (おな)じテーブルに() (onaji tēburu ni tsuku, sit on the same table)
  • (おな)(なが)れを(むす) (onaji nagare o musubu)
  • (おな)(まくら) (onaji makura, same pillow)
Proverbs
  • 一寸(いっすん)()らるるも二寸切(にすんき)らるるも(おな)(こと) (issun kiraruru mo nisun kiraruru mo onaji koto)
  • 下駄(げた)(ほとけ)(おな)()のきれ (geta mo hotoke mo onaji ki no kire)
  • ()()くも(あぜ)()くも(おな)(みち) (ta o yuku mo aze o yuku mo onaji michi)

Adverb

(おな) • (onaji

  1. anyhow, anyway

Noun

(おな) • (onaji

  1. (informal) The iteration mark , which indicates that the previous kanji ought to be repeated.
    Synonyms: 漢字返し (kanji gaeshi), 同の字点 (dō no jiten), ノマ (noma), 繰り返し (kurikaeshi), 同じく (onajiku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おな > おんな
Grade: 2
irregular

/onaʑi//onːaʑi/

Long-pronounced form of onaji above.

Compare (minami → minnami, south).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(おんな) • (onnaji

  1. (colloquial) same, identical
  2. (colloquial) common, similar
Conjugation

Adverb

(おんな) • (onnaji

  1. (colloquial) anyhow, anyway

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
kan'yōon

The 未然形 (mizenkei, irrealis) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative) forms of various verbs.

Verb

(どう) • (dōji

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 同じる (dōjiru) [ichidan]: agreeing
  2. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 同ずる (dōzuru) [irregular]: agreeing

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from pronoun (ono2, I, oneself) + adjectival suffix (-si).[1]

  • *⟨ono2 zi⟩ (unattested) → ⟨onazi⟩/onaʑi/

Adjective

同じ (onazi) (kana おなじ)

  1. same, identical
  2. common, similar
Conjugation
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

Descendants
  • Japanese: 同じ (onaji)

Etymology 2

Derived from (oya, parent, ancestor) + adjectival suffix (-si).[2]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why this is obsolete?”)

Adjective

同じ (oyazi) (kana おやじ)

  1. same, identical
  2. common, similar
Conjugation
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:同じ.

References

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN