Japanese Word Entry

同棲
Kana:どうせい
Romaji:dousei
Definition: cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple), living together
Alternative form:
  • 同せい 【 どうせい (dousei) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

same, agree, equal, similar, together with
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ (tóng), ㄊㄨㄥˋ (tòng)
Cantonese: tung4
Japanese: ドウ (dou)、 トウ (tou) / おな.じ (onaji)、 ともに (tomoni)、 ともにする (tomonisuru)
Korean: 동 (dong)
Vietnamese: đồng
Variants
Semantic variant form:

live, dwell, perch, roost, stay
Readings
Mandarin: ㄑㄧ (qī), ㄒㄧ (xī)
Cantonese: cai1
Japanese: セイ (sei) / す.む (sumu)
Korean: 서 (seo)
Vietnamese: tê, thê
Variants
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