N2988/1725

同どう格かく

nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)な adjectivegrammar

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どうかく

Meanings

the same rank, equality
apposition

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょは社長しゃちょうと同格どうかくの地位ちいにある。

She holds a position of equal rank to the company president.

この二ふたつの役職やくしょくは同格どうかくとみなされている。

These two positions are considered to be of equal rank.

部長ぶちょうと同格どうかくの権限けんげんを持もつ職員しょくいんが会議かいぎを仕切しきった。

A staff member with authority equal to that of the department head chaired the meeting.

文法ぶんぽうにおいて、同格どうかくとは一ひとつの名詞めいしを別べつの名詞めいしで説明せつめいする構造こうぞうのことだ。

In grammar, apposition refers to a structure in which one noun is explained by another noun.

両国りょうこくの代表だいひょうが同格どうかくの立場たちばで交渉こうしょうに臨のぞんだことが、合意ごういの成立せいりつに大おおきく寄与きよした。

The fact that representatives of both countries entered the negotiations on equal footing greatly contributed to reaching an agreement.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)