同然

Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	然
どう Grade: 2	ぜん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーぜん [dòózéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

同(どう)然(ぜん) • (dōzen) ^{←だうぜん (dauzen)?}

1. being equivalent

   紙切(かみき)れ同然(どうぜん) ― kamikire dōzen ― no better than scraps

   勝(か)ったも同然(どうぜん) ― katta mo dōzen ― essentially victory

   独裁(どくさい)同然(どうぜん) ― dokusai dōzen ― tantamount to dictatorship