同調|どうちょうdouchou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconformity; alignment; agreement; sympathy; following suit
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, electrical eng.tuning
- 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.
- 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


