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同志: like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

同志(どうし)

どうし

like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment

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彼(かれ)は環境保護(かんきょうほご)を志(こころざ)す同志(どうし)として、私(わたし)の活動(かつどう)を支(ささ)えてくれた。
As a fellow advocate for environmental protection, he supported my activities.
選挙(せんきょ)に敗(やぶ)れても、同志(どうし)たちは改革(かいかく)の志(こころざし)を

捨(す)

てなかった。

Even after losing the election, the like-minded members did not abandon their commitment to reform.

長年(ながねん)の同志(どうし)を失(うしな)い、運動(うんどう)の行方(ゆくえ)が見(み)えなくなった。

After losing a longtime comrade, I could no longer see where the movement was headed.

かつての同志(どうし)と再会(さいかい)し、互(たが)いの近況(きんきょう)を語(かた)り合(あ)った。

I reunited with a former like-minded companion, and we talked about how we had been.