How to say "homogeneous" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 均質きんしつna-adjective, no-adjectiveCovers the sense of 'homogeneous' as uniform or even in composition throughout, as in materials, mixtures, or societies lacking internal variation. It emphasizes evenness of quality across the whole.
- 同質どうしつno-adjective, na-adjectiveCovers 'homogeneous' as sharing the same quality or nature, used when stressing that members of a group are alike one another. It emphasizes sameness among parts rather than uniformity within a whole.
Use 均質 for uniform, evenly mixed composition and 同質 when stressing that things share the same quality or nature; both render 'homogeneous' but with different emphases.
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