大同小異

だいどうしょうい

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective, Noun essentially the same with only minor differences

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as ダイ.
• 同 same. Read as ドウ.
• 小 small. Read as ショウ.
• 異 different. Read as イ.

Example sentences

• これらはみな大同小異だ。
  These are all much the same.
• この二つは大同小異だ。
  There is not much difference between the two.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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