1.
same rank; equal status; equality
having the same rank, status, or standing
両者は同格だ。
The two are of equal standing.
彼と同格に扱われる。
To be treated as equal to him.
世界のトップ選手と同格の実力がある。
He has the ability equal to the world's top athletes.
この二人は同格のライバルだ。
These two are rivals of equal standing.
2.
apposition (grammar)
a grammatical construction where two noun phrases refer to the same entity
「首都・東京」は同格の表現だ。
'The capital, Tokyo' is an appositive expression.
同格の「の」を使った文。
A sentence using the appositive 'no'.
文法の試験で同格の用法について出題された。
A question about appositive usage appeared on the grammar exam.
同格 has two main uses: (1) equal rank or status between people or things, and (2) a grammar term for apposition, where two noun phrases refer to the same entity.
SENSE 1 — EQUAL STATUS:
Describes people or things at the same level. Often used with と or に to indicate the standard of comparison.
- 同格に扱う: to treat as equal
- 同格のライバル: a rival of equal standing
SENSE 2 — GRAMMAR (APPOSITION):
In Japanese grammar, 同格 refers to appositional constructions like:
- 友人の田中さん (my friend Tanaka)
- 首都・東京 (the capital, Tokyo)
The particle の in these constructions is called 同格の「の」.
RELATED TERMS:
- 対等: equal, on an equal footing (emphasizes fairness)
- 同等: equivalent (emphasizes being at the same level)