同調|どうちょうdouchou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconformity; alignment; agreement; sympathy; following suit
    その計画けいかくでは彼かれに同調どうちょうできました。↗
    We went with him on that plan.
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, electrical eng.tuning
  3. nounsame tone; same pitch
Conjugation
Dictionary form同調する(どうちょうする)
Polite (masu)同調します(どうちょうします)
Negative (nai)同調しない(どうちょうしない)
polite (masen)同調しません(どうちょうしません)
classical zu / nu同調せず・同調せぬ(どうちょうせず・どうちょうせぬ)
Past (ta)同調した(どうちょうした)
polite (mashita)同調しました(どうちょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)同調しなかった(どうちょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)同調しませんでした(どうちょうしませんでした)
Te form同調して(どうちょうして)
Potential同調できる(どうちょうできる)
Passive同調される(どうちょうされる)
Causative同調させる(どうちょうさせる)
Causative passive同調させられる(どうちょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)同調すれば(どうちょうすれば)
tara同調したら(どうちょうしたら)
Volitional同調しよう(どうちょうしよう)
polite (mashou)同調しましょう(どうちょうしましょう)
Imperative同調しろ(どうちょうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym同感どうかんNeutralSharing the same feeling or opinion; stresses inner agreement. 「同調」 is about echoing others or keeping in step, and can also mean tuning.
  • Synonym共鳴きょうめいNeutralBeing moved by someone's views or actions into feeling sympathy; also physical resonance. 「同調」 is about aligning your own views or pace with theirs.
  • Synonym一致いっちNeutralOpinions or contents matching with no difference; an objective description. 「同調」 means bringing your views or pace in line with others', and also tuning.
  • SynonymシンクロナイズNeutralLoanword for synchronization, mainly technical. 「同調」 can also refer to people echoing one another.
  • SynonymシンパシーNeutralLoanword for sympathy and feeling for someone. 「同調」 centers on echoing others.
  • Related共感きょうかんNeutralUnderstanding and sharing another person's feelings or views, with an emotional note. 「同調」 is about bringing your own views or pace into line.
  • Related意気投合いきとうごうNeutralFour-character idiom for hitting it off with a kindred spirit. 「同調」 stresses following others.
  • Antonym反発はんぱつNeutralAntonym: resisting or rejecting others, opposite to the go-along sense of 「同調」.
  • Antonym対立たいりつNeutralAntonym: opposing and refusing to yield, opposite to the in-step sense of 「同調」.
  • Antonym異議いぎWrittenAntonym: voicing an objection; written/formal prose. Opposite to the go-along sense of 「同調」.

Use 「同調」 for going along with others or keeping in step, as in 「同調圧力」 and 「同調する」. For inner agreement say 「同感」 or 「共感」; for resonance with an idea, 「共鳴」; for technical synchronization, 「シンクロナイズ」; for pushing back, 「反発」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 同おなじ調子ちょうし。同おなじ調性ちょうせい。
  2. 調子ちょうしを合あわせること。同おなじ調子ちょうし。
  3. 人ひとの意見いけん、行動こうどうに合あわせること。
  4. 複数ふくすうの運動うんどうなどの周期しゅうきをあわせること。
  5. ラジオ受信機じゅしんき等とうで受信じゅしんする周波数しゅうはすうを合あわせること。
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