1.
same kind; same type; of the same species
Belonging to the same category or type. Used in biology to mean 'the same species,' in law and business for 'the same kind of offense / product / case,' and in everyday speech for 'the same type' generally.
同種の動物。
Animals of the same species.
過去にも同種の事件があった。
There have been similar cases in the past.
この商品は同種の他の製品より価格が安い。
This product is cheaper than other products of the same kind.
同種の犯罪を繰り返した場合、より重い刑罰が科される。
If the same type of crime is repeated, a heavier penalty is imposed.
Compound of 同 ('same') and 種 ('kind; species'). Contrasted with 異種 ('different kind; different species'). Typically followed by の to modify a following noun: 同種の〜 ('the same kind of ~').
USAGE:
Register is neutral to slightly formal. Appears in scientific, legal, and journalistic writing. In everyday conversation, 同じ種類の〜 ('the same type of ~') is often more natural.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 同種の動物: animals of the same species
- 同種の事件: a similar incident; the same type of case
- 同種の犯罪: a similar crime
- 同種の商品: the same kind of product
- 同種の被害: similar damage / harm
- 同種の業務: the same type of work
- 同種業界: the same industry
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 同じ種類: the same type — plain, conversational equivalent
- 同様: similar; the same — broader; 'the same as'
- 同類: the same category; kindred — often of people (can have a disparaging tone, like 'birds of a feather')
- 類似: similarity; resemblance — similar but not necessarily the same
- 異種: different kind / species — opposite
- 同種類: the same kind — fuller, somewhat redundant variant