同業(どうぎょう)

どうぎょう
noun, no-adjective
same trade; same line of business
businesswork
1. same trade; same line of business; same industry
Being in the same profession, trade, or industry as someone else. Commonly used as a prefix in compounds referring to people or organizations in the same field.
同業者(どうぎょうしゃ)と情報(じょうほう)交換(こうかん)をする。
To exchange information with people in the same business.
同業(どうぎょう)他社(たしゃ)と比(くら)べて、うちは価格(かかく)が安(やす)い。
Compared to other companies in the same industry, our prices are lower.
同業(どうぎょう)の友人(ゆうじん)から聞(き)いた話(はなし)では、業界(ぎょうかい)全体(ぜんたい)が厳(きび)しい状況(じょうきょう)らしい。
According to what I heard from a friend in the same line of work, the whole industry seems to be in a tough situation.

Composed of 同(どう) (same) + 業(ぎょう) (business/trade). Functions primarily as a prefix in compounds, most commonly 同業者(どうぎょうしゃ) (people in the same trade).

Common collocations

  • 同業者(どうぎょうしゃ): person in the same trade/industry
  • 同業(どうぎょう)他社(たしゃ): other companies in the same industry
  • 同業(どうぎょう)組合(くみあい): trade association; guild
  • 同業種(どうぎょうしゅ): same type of business

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 同僚(どうりょう) (colleague)
Compare: 競合(きょうごう) (competition)
Compare: 業界(ぎょうかい) (industry)
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Added 2026.4.4 5:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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