同様(どうよう)

どうよう
na-adjective, noun
same, similar, identical
See also: 動揺(どうよう) (agitation, disturbance)
1. same, similar, identical
Being alike or of the same kind. Used to indicate similarity between things.
去年(きょねん)と同様(どうよう)の結果(けっか)でした。
The result was the same as last year.
同様(どうよう)に考(かんが)えています。
I think the same way.
これも同様(どうよう)です。
This is the same too.

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).

Related Words

Synonym: 同(おな)じ (same (casual, everyday))
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Added 2026.1.9 20:57 · Revised 2026.4.5 13:45
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