同じる|どうじるdoujiru
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto agree
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 同じる(どうじる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 同じます(どうじます) |
| Negative (nai) | 同じない(どうじない) |
| polite (masen) | 同じません(どうじません) |
| classical zu / nu | 同じず・同じぬ(どうじず・どうじぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 同じた(どうじた) |
| polite (mashita) | 同じました(どうじました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 同じなかった(どうじなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 同じませんでした(どうじませんでした) |
| Te form | 同じて(どうじて) |
| Potential | 同じられる(どうじられる) |
| Passive | 同じられる(どうじられる) |
| Causative | 同じさせる(どうじさせる) |
| Causative passive | 同じさせられる(どうじさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 同じれば(どうじれば) |
| tara | 同じたら(どうじたら) |
| Volitional | 同じよう(どうじよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 同じましょう(どうじましょう) |
| Imperative | 同じろ(どうじろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym同意どういNeutralThe most general word for agreeing, as in 「契約に同意する」; 「同じる」 is a literary, old-fashioned way to say it.
- Synonym賛同さんどうNeutralAgreeing with another person's opinion, with a nuance of active support, as in 「趣旨に賛同」.
- Synonym賛するさんするWrittenWritten, literary word for approving or assenting; can also mean inscribing a eulogy on a painting. Rarely used.
- Synonym同ずるどうずるWrittenA written alternative form of 「同じる」 with the same meaning; equally rare in modern use.
- Synonym首肯しゅこうWrittenWritten term for nodding assent, as in 「首肯しかねる」; leans toward signalling one's stance.
- Related是認ぜにんFormalFormal: judging something right and approving it, as in 「現状を是認する」.
- Related賛成さんせいNeutralThe everyday word for being in favour, most common in speech, as in 「賛成多数」.
- Related了解りょうかいNeutralUnderstanding and accepting something; also used as 「了解です」 to acknowledge a message.
- Related承服しょうふくWrittenWritten word for accepting out of genuine conviction; very often negated, as in 「承服できない」.
- RelatedOKオッケーCasualColloquial and casual for yes or fine. For formal agreement prefer 「承知」 or 「同意」.
- Related承認しょうにんNeutralFormal recognition or approval, as in 「承認を得る」; leans toward official procedure.
- Related認可にんかFormalFormal: approval granted by a competent authority, as in 「認可保育園」.
- Related容認ようにんWrittenWritten word for tolerating or accepting something, as in 「容認できない」.
- Related諒するりょうするFormalFormal and old-fashioned: to understand and accept someone's feelings or circumstances. Very rare.
- Related裁可さいかFormalFormal term for a monarch's sanction; historical and constitutional in flavour.
- Related裁許さいきょFormalFormal, old-fashioned word for a superior approving a subordinate's actions or decisions.
- Related聞き届けるききとどけるWrittenWritten: to hear a request out and grant it; implies a superior acting toward a subordinate.
- Related聞き入れるききいれるNeutralTo heed and grant a request, as in 「願いを聞き入れる」.
- Related承引しょういんWrittenWritten word for consenting to take something on; very rare.
- Related然諾ぜんだくFormalFormal word for readily saying yes; mostly in set phrases like 「然諾を重んじる」.
- Related聴許ちょうきょFormalFormal word for granting a requested permission; very rare.
- Antonym反対するNeutralTo oppose or object; the direct antonym of 「同じる」.
- Antonym異議を唱えるWrittenWritten expression for raising an objection; the opposite of agreeing.
In everyday speech, 「賛成」 and 「同意」 are the natural choices; 「同じる」 and 「同ずる」 are literary, surviving mainly in written phrases like 「〜に同ずる」. For official or procedural approval use 「承認」 (「認可」 for an authority's licence), and to oppose, 「反対する」. Others are narrower: 「賛同」 for backing an idea, 「了解」 for acknowledging, 「容認」 for tolerating, 「聞き入れる」 for granting a request. 「賛する」「是認」「首肯」「承服」「諒する」「裁可」「裁許」「承引」「然諾」「聴許」 are formal or literary and rare in modern use.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 同意する。


