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'.
GRAMMAR USAGE:
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)
RELATED TERMS:
- 対等 (equal; on an equal footing)
- 同等 (equal; equivalent)