Vocab Info

N1 な-adjective, Noun, Expression

お互(たが)い様(さま)we are of equal status in this regard

    Dictionary Definition

    1. な-adjective, Noun

      1. 1.

        we are of equal status in this regard, we are in the same boat

    2. Expression

      1. 2.

        the same to you, the feeling is mutual

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    お互い様 【おたがいさま】

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      • お

      • た

      • が

      • い

      • さ

      • ま

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    • 育児(いくじ)疲(づか)れは父(ちち)も母(はは)もお互(たが)い様(さま)である。

      When it comes to parenting fatigue, father and mother are in the same boat.

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    • 助(たす)けが必要(ひつよう)な時(とき)はお互(たが)い様(さま)、助(たす)け合(あ)いましょう。

      When we need help, we're all in the same boat, so let's help each other out.

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    • 物価(ぶっか)の上昇(じょうしょう)で苦(くる)しいのはお店(みせ)側(がわ)も客(きゃく)側(がわ)もお互(たが)い様(さま)である。

      When it comes to the struggle with rising prices, both shops and customers are in the same boat.

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    • 宿題(しゅくだい)をしないで困(こま)るのは先生(せんせい)と生徒(せいと)お互(たが)い様(さま)ではない。生徒(せいと)本人(ほんにん)だけだ。

      When homework isn't done, the teacher and the student aren't in the same boat. The student is the only one who loses out.

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    • お互(たが)い様(さま)だと助(たす)け合(あ)っている隣人(りんじん)に引(ひ)き換(か)え、僕(ぼく)は周(まわ)りを遮断(しゃだん)してしまっている。

      Unlike my neighbors, who help each other out with a sense that they're all in the same boat, I've shut myself off from the people around me.

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