同志

Chinese

 
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 the will
simp. and trad.
(同志)		 同 志

Pronunciation

Noun

同志

  1. (socialism) comrade (Classifier: 個／个)
  2. (slang) homosexual; gay (Classifier: 個／个)
  3. (slang) person of a non-mainstream sexuality or gender identity; LGBTI person; queer (Classifier: 個／个)
  4. (archaic) person sharing similar interests or aspirations

Adjective

同志

  1. (attributive, slang) homosexual; gay
  2. (attributive, slang) pertaining to non-mainstream sexuality or gender identity; queer; LGBTI

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
同 志
どう
Grade: 2		 し
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

同志 (hiragana どうし, rōmaji dōshi)

  1. like-minded people, comrades in a general sense

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
同志

Noun

同志 • (dongji) (hangeul 동지)

  1. Hanja form? of 동지 (“comrade”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
同志

Noun

同志

  1. Hán tự form of đồng chí, “comrade”
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