Meaning of 同時に(どうじに) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 同時に

Kana Reading どうじに

Romaji dōjini

Example Sentences

同時に, どうじに used in context

言語(げんご)(げんご)というのは思考(しこう)(しこう)を表現(ひょうげん)する手段(しゅだん)であると同時に(どうじに)言語(げんご)(げんご)を用いて(もちいる)思考(しこう)(しこう)するという側面(そくめん)がある。

Language has, at the same time as being method of expressing one's thoughts, the side of being something used to think with.
教室(きょうしつ)に入って(いる)席に着く(せきにつく)のとほぼ同時に(どうじに)、始業(しぎょう)を知らせる(しらせる)チャイムの音(おと)が鳴り響く(なりひびく)。

About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.
ってか健介が同時に(どうじに)スタジオへ着いた(つく)みたいで他の(ほか)2人(ふたり)はまだ遅れてる(おくれる)様(ざま)だった(だ)。

Or rather it seems, Kensuke arrived at the studio at the same that I and the other two were still coming.
彼女(かのじょ)はうれしく(うれしい)もあった(ある)(ある)が、同時に(どうじに)悲しく(かなしい)もあった(ある)(ある)。

She was at once happy and sad.
彼ら(かれら)は同時に(どうじに)出発(しゅっぱつ)した(する)。

They started at the same time.
彼ら(かれら)は同時に(どうじに)パリについた。

They arrived in Paris at the same time.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

時 JLPT 5

time, hour

On: ジ

Kun: とき, -どき

10 strokes

同 JLPT 4

same, agree, equal

On: ドウ

Kun: おな.じ

6 strokes

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