賛同|さんどうsandou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbapproval; endorsement
    私わたしたちが彼かれの意見いけんに賛同さんどうするのは簡単かんたんなことだ。↗
    It is easy for us to agree with his opinion.
Conjugation
Dictionary form賛同する(さんどうする)
Polite (masu)賛同します(さんどうします)
Negative (nai)賛同しない(さんどうしない)
polite (masen)賛同しません(さんどうしません)
classical zu / nu賛同せず・賛同せぬ(さんどうせず・さんどうせぬ)
Past (ta)賛同した(さんどうした)
polite (mashita)賛同しました(さんどうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)賛同しなかった(さんどうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)賛同しませんでした(さんどうしませんでした)
Te form賛同して(さんどうして)
Potential賛同できる(さんどうできる)
Passive賛同される(さんどうされる)
Causative賛同させる(さんどうさせる)
Causative passive賛同させられる(さんどうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)賛同すれば(さんどうすれば)
tara賛同したら(さんどうしたら)
Volitional賛同しよう(さんどうしよう)
polite (mashou)賛同しましょう(さんどうしましょう)
Imperative賛同しろ(さんどうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym賛成さんせいNeutralThe most general word for approving or agreeing; 「賛同」 narrows this to endorsing and supporting someone's claim or proposal.
  • Synonym同意どういNeutralAgreeing with an opinion, consenting to a request, or having the same meaning, as in 「意見に同意する」; unlike 賛同, it does not stress backing the other person's cause.
  • Synonym同じるどうじるWrittenWritten, literary verb meaning to agree; rare in modern usage.
  • Synonym是認ぜにんWrittenWritten term for approving something as correct, as in 「現状を是認する」; the stress is on acknowledging that it is justified.
  • Synonym賛するさんするWrittenWritten, literary verb meaning to approve or agree; it can also mean inscribing a eulogy or dedication. Rare in modern usage.
  • Synonym同ずるどうずるWrittenWritten, literary verb meaning to endorse or agree; synonymous with 「同じる」 and equally rare.
  • Antonym反対はんたいNeutralOpposition; the direct opposite of 「賛同」.
  • Antonym拒否きょひNeutralRefusal or rejection; the opposite of 「賛同」.

Use 「賛同」 when you agree with someone's proposal or claim and support it, as in 「趣旨に賛同する」. For approval in general use 「賛成」; for agreeing with an opinion or granting a request use 「同意」. The opposite is 「反対」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 他人たにんの意見いけんに同意どういすること。
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