同 (Dou) is a Japanese prefix meaning “the same, the said, likewise”.
Meanings
- prefixthe same; the said
- unclikewise
Examples
英語はドイツ語と同語族である。
The English language is cognate to the German language.
同世代の人は、仕事とか、買い物で留守ばかりです。
My contemporaries are, working, shopping, out and about, all the time.
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