LingakuFrequency rank: 5,079. – 5,086.
- just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)as noun(+も)+同然 or verb+も+同然
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as
- as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
This meaning is used to express that one thing is very similar or equivalent to another thing, emphasizing that there is no significant difference between them.
This meaning conveys that something is so certain or definitive that it can be assumed to be true, often used in contexts where there is no doubt about the outcome.
Generated collocations (experimental)
どうぜん同然だto be just likeどうぜん同然におもえる思えるto seem just likeどうぜん同然のけっか結果a result that is just likeどうぜん同然のりゆう理由a reason that is virtually no different fromどうぜん同然のじょうきょう状況a situation that is almost the same asどうぜん同然といえる言えるto be able to say it's the sameあたかもどうぜん同然as good as (e.g. settled)どうぜん同然のあつかい扱いtreatment that is virtually the sameどうぜん同然にみえる見えるto appear to be just likeどうぜん同然しされる視されるto be regarded as just like
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He was all but dead when taken to the hospital.
They're no competition; our team can beat them hands down.
He was deeply in debt. And he and his family skipped town.