同格(どうかく)

どうかく
noun
same rank; equality; apposition
formalgrammarstatuscomparison
1. same rank; equal status; equality
having the same rank, status, or standing
両者(りょうしゃ)は同格(どうかく)だ。
The two are of equal standing.
彼(かれ)と同格(どうかく)に扱(あつか)われる。
To be treated as equal to him.
世界(せかい)のトップ選手(せんしゅ)と同格(どうかく)の実力(じつりょく)がある。
He has the ability equal to the world's top athletes.
この二人(ふたり)は同格(どうかく)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(しゅと)・東京(とうきょう)」は同格(どうかく)の表現(ひょうげん)だ。
'The capital, Tokyo' is an appositive expression.
同格(どうかく)の「の」を使(つか)った文(ぶん)。
A sentence using the appositive 'no'.
文法(ぶんぽう)の試験(しけん)で同格(どうかく)の用法(ようほう)について出題(しゅつだい)された。
A question about appositive usage appeared on the grammar exam.

同格(どうかく) 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.

SENSE 2 — GRAMMAR (APPOSITION):
In Japanese grammar, 同格(どうかく) refers to appositional constructions like:

The particle の in these constructions is called 同格(どうかく)の「の」.

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Related: 対等(たいとう) (equal, on an equal footing)
Related: 同等(どうとう) (equivalent)
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Added 2026.1.25 15:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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