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同士

どうし

of the same kind, each other, fellow

Mnemonic

Two of the same sort stood together, and he and I turn out to be cousins on both sides of it. A duo どう, and she し is one as well: どうし.

Worth knowing

お互い おたがい is each other as in mutually, what two people do to one another. 同士 tags two of the same kind.

Built from

same
A frame with everything tucked inside it, all under one cover.
retainer, samurai
A figure stood upright with something laid across the shoulders. The one who serves, and later the samurai.

Words sharing these kanji

same, identical similar soldier

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