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

GRAMMAR:
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).

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

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Added 2026.2.2 16:47 · Revised 2026.3.27 12:01
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