同 然(どうぜん)

どうぜん

noun, suffix

as good as, equivalent to, practically

1. as good as, equivalent to, practically

Used as a suffix to indicate that something is equivalent to or practically the same as the preceding noun.

ぼろ同然(どうぜん)の家(いえ)だ。

It's practically a run-down house.

ただ同然(どうぜん)の値段(ねだん)だ。

It's practically free.

死(し)んだ同然(どうぜん)の状態(じょうたい)だ。

It's a condition practically equivalent to death.

同然(どうぜん) attaches to nouns, adjectives, or verb phrases as a suffix meaning "as good as" or "practically equivalent to." It expresses that something is not literally X but so close as to be virtually the same.

Common patterns

ただ同然(どうぜん): practically free
新品(しんぴん)同然(どうぜん): as good as new
ぼろ同然(どうぜん): practically in tatters
死(し)んだ同然(どうぜん): as good as dead
廃墟(はいきょ)同然(どうぜん): practically a ruin

When modifying a noun, 同然(どうぜん) is followed by の: ただ同然(どうぜん)の値段(ねだん) (a price that's practically free).

Etymology

同(どう) (same) + 然(ぜん) (so, thus) — literally "the same as."

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Added 2026.2.2 16:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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