Word Meaning 同然

どうぜん douzen

同然 is read as どうぜん (douzen) and means just like.

Meaning

English

  1. just like
  2. (virtually) no different from
  3. (almost) the same as
  4. as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

Reading

Kana

どうぜん

Romaji

douzen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 15027 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

死んだも同然

しんだもどうぜん

as good as dead

家族同然

かぞくどうぜん

like a part of the family

天然放射性同位体

てんねんほうしゃせいどういたい

natural radioisotope

同期

どうき

same period

同様

どうよう

same

同情

どうじょう

sympathy

同感

どうかん

same feeling

同性

どうせい

same sex

同居

どうきょ

living together

同等

どうとう

equality

同窓会

どうそうかい

alumni association

同化

どうか

adaptation

Example Sentences

10

He is no better than a baby.

I am no better than a beggar.

He is no better than a baby.

We're almost like brothers.

He is no better than a beggar.

The job is practically done.

The work was all but finished.

The problem is as good as settled.

I got it for next to nothing.

The man who stops learning is as good as dead.