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How to say 'Sympathy' in Japanese | 同情

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The Japanese word for Sympathy is 'Doujou', written as 同情 in Japanese.'Sympathy' in hiragana is どうじょう.

    word

    同情

    Meaning

    Sympathy

    Reading

    どうじょう

    doujou

    Kanji

    同Same 情Feeling, Emotion

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '同情 (どうじょう)' means 'sympathy'. It refers to the feeling of understanding and sharing the emotions or suffering of another person. This word is often used in contexts where one expresses compassion or empathy towards someone else's difficult situation. For example: I feel sympathy for her「彼女に同情する」(かのじょにどうじょうする). He showed sympathy for the victims「彼は被害者たちに同情を示した」(かれはひがいしゃたちにどうじょうをしめした). Note that '同情' can also be used in phrases like '同情を引く (どうじょうをひく)', which means 'to evoke sympathy'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6072

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 同情

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    同

    Meaning

    Same

  • kanji

    情

    Meaning

    Feeling, Emotion

Words Related to 同情 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

    同僚

    Meaning

    Colleague

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    一同

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • 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 同情 Through the Kanji 情

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 情 as well.

  • word

    情報

    Meaning

    Information

  • word

    表情

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    感情

    Meaning

    Emotion

  • word

    事情

    Meaning

    Circumstances

  • word

    愛情

    Meaning

    Affection

  • word

    苦情

    Meaning

    Complaint

  • word

    情勢

    Meaning

    Situation

  • word

    友情

    Meaning

    Friendship

  • word

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

  • word

    情熱

    Meaning

    Passion

  • word

    情けない

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    情

    Meaning

    Emotion

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What does 'Doujou' (同情) mean?

'Doujou' means 'Sympathy' .

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