同様(どうよう)

同様(どうよう) is a formal way to express sameness or similarity. More common in written Japanese and formal speech than in casual conversation.

FORMS:

• Adverbial: 同様(どうよう)に (similarly, likewise)
• Noun modifier: 同様(どうよう)の/な + noun
• Predicate: 同様(どうよう)だ/です (is the same)

COMMON PATTERNS:

• Xと同様(どうよう)に: the same as X
• 同様(どうよう)の理由(りゆう): the same reason
• ～と同様(どうよう): just like ~
• AはBと同様(どうよう)である: A is the same as B (formal)

SIMILAR WORDS:

• 同(おな)じ: same (casual, everyday)
• 同様(どうよう): same (formal, written)
• 類似(るいじ): similarity (technical, emphasizes resemblance)
• 同一(どういつ): identical (strict identity, not just similarity)

HOMOPHONE:
Do not confuse with 動揺(どうよう) (agitation, being shaken).