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How to say 'Colleague' in Japanese | 同僚

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The Japanese word for Colleague is 'Douryou', written as 同僚 in Japanese.'Colleague' in hiragana is どうりょう.

    word

    同僚

    Meaning

    Colleague

    Reading

    どうりょう

    douryou

    Kanji

    同Same 僚Colleague, Official

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '同僚 (どうりょう)' refers to a colleague or coworker, someone who works in the same organization or team. It is commonly used in professional settings to describe peers who share similar roles or responsibilities. For example: My colleague helped me with the project「同僚がプロジェクトを手伝ってくれた」(どうりょうがぷろじぇくとをてつだってくれた). I went out for drinks with my colleagues「同僚と飲みに行った」(どうりょうとのみにいった). The term emphasizes a sense of camaraderie and shared workplace context.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    9

    Frequency

    4366

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 同僚

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    同

    Meaning

    Same

  • kanji

    僚

    Meaning

    Colleague, Official

Words Related to 同僚 Through the Kanji 同

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 同 as well.

  • word

    同じ

    Meaning

    Same

  • word

    同時

    Meaning

    Simultaneous

  • word

    同様

    Meaning

    Same

  • word

    同

    Meaning

    Same

  • word

    同じく

    Meaning

    Also

  • word

    同一

    Meaning

    Same, Identical

  • word

    共同

    Meaning

    Cooperation

  • word

    合同

    Meaning

    Joint, Combination

  • word

    同盟

    Meaning

    Alliance

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    一同

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    同情

    Meaning

    Sympathy

  • word

    同性

    Meaning

    Same sex

  • word

    同等

    Meaning

    Equality, Equivalence

  • word

    同意

    Meaning

    Consent, Agreement

  • word

    同士

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    同級生

    Meaning

    Classmate

  • word

    同居

    Meaning

    Cohabitation

  • word

    同姓

    Meaning

    Same surname

  • word

    同封

    Meaning

    Enclosure

Words Related to 同僚 Through the Kanji 僚

This Word contains the Kanji 僚 as well.

  • word

    官僚

    Meaning

    Bureaucrat

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'Douryou' means 'Colleague' .

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