異同

いどう

difference

同異

どうい どうこと

similarities and differences

異体同心

いたいどうしん

being of one mind, acting in one accord, behaving in perfect harmony

同音異義

どうおんいぎ

(two words) having the same pronunciation but bearing different meanings

同床異夢

どうしょういむ

cohabiting but living in different worlds

同工異曲

どうこういきょく

equal workmanship but different style

同訓異字

どうくんいじ

different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)

大同小異

だいどうしょうい

essentially the same with only minor differences

異字同訓

いじどうくん

different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)

同名異人

どうめいいじん

namesake, person with the same name

党同伐異

narrow partisanship

異口同音

いくどうおん

in concert, with one voice, unanimously

同質異像

polymorphism

同音異字

どうおんいじ

homophone, word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form

異曲同工

いきょくどうこう

different in appearance but essentially the same in content, equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor, the same for all practical purposes

異名同音

いめいどうおん いみょうどうおん

enharmonic

同形同音異義性

どうけいどうおんいぎせい

homonymy

同形異義語

どうけいいぎご

homograph

異口同音に

いくどうおんに

in one voice