What does 同様 (douyou | どうよう ) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

彼は彼女と同様泳げない。
kare wa kanojo to dōyō oyoge nai.
He can't swim like she can.

従業員も同様に考えている。
jūgyū in mo dōyō ni kangae te iru.
The employees also share the same idea.

彼は私同様、中国語は読めない。
kare wa watashi dōyō, chūgoku go wa yome nai.
He is no more able to read Chinese than I am.

彼は有罪であり君も同様に有罪である。
kare wa yūzai de ari kimi mo dōyō ni yūzai de aru.
He is guilty and by the same token so are you.

彼はその絵をただ同様の値段で買った。
kare wa sono e o tada dōyō no nedan de katta.
He bought the picture for next to nothing.

両親同様に少女も大変思いやりがあった。
ryōshin dōyō ni shōjo mo taihen omoiyari ga atta.
The girl, like her parents, was very sympathetic.

同様に振る舞う他のイベントでも結構です。
dōyō ni furumau hoka no ibento demo kekkō desu.
Another event that has the same behaviour would also be fine.

私はほとんどただ同様でそれを手に入れた。
watashi wa hotondo tada dōyō de sore o te ni ire ta.
I got it for next to nothing. | I got that for almost nothing.

小説だって絵と同様に練習が必要なんだから。
shōsetsu datte e to dōyō ni renshū ga hitsuyō nan da kara.
Because novels, just like paintings, need you to practice. | Because, in the same way as painting, practice is essential for novels.

多くの病気と同様、それには特有の兆候がある。
ōku no byōki to dōyō, sore ni wa tokuyū no chōkō ga aru.
Like most diseases, it has its own symptoms.

あなた同様私もヤフオクの評価が信じられません。
anata dōyō watashi mo yafuoku no hyōka ga shinji rare masen.
I also, same as you, don't trust Yahoo Auction ratings.

私はバスケットボールと同様に、バレーボールが好きです。
watashi wa basukettobōru to dōyō ni, barēbōru ga suki desu.
I like volleyball as well as basketball.

彼がぼくのことを好きでないのと同様、ぼくも彼を好きではない。
kare ga boku no koto o suki de nai no to dōyō, boku mo kare o suki de wa nai.
I don't like him any more than he likes me.

私の父は、母がそうしてくれたのと同様に私を愛し、優しくしてくれた。
watashi no chichi wa, haha ga sō shi te kure ta no to dōyō ni watashi o aishi, yasashiku shi te kure ta.
My father was no less affectionate and tender to me than my mother was.

他人をなぐり倒す権利がないのと同様に、無礼な言葉を浴びせる権利もない。
tanin o naguri taosu kenri ga nai no to dōyō ni, burei na kotoba o abiseru kenri mo nai.
We have no more right to say a rude thing to another than to knock him down.

ユーモラスな話から気持ちの悪い話まで、前巻同様にいろいろなタイプの話が楽しめます。
yūmorasu na hanashi kara kimochi no warui hanashi made, zen maki dōyō ni iroiro na taipu no hanashi ga tanoshime masu.
From humorous to creepy stories, like the last volume, you can enjoy various types of stories.

実地は理論と同様に大切であるが、われわれは理論を重んじ、実地を軽んずる傾向がある。
jicchi wa riron to dōyō ni taisetsu de aru ga, wareware wa riron o omonji, jicchi o karonzuru keikō ga aru.
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

暖房と同様に、冷房時の消費電力量を測定し、旧型と省エネ型（２００１年製）のエアコンを比較しました。
danbō to dōyō ni, reibō ji no shōhi denryoku ryō o sokutei shi, kyūgata to shōene gata ( ni zero zero ichi nen sei ) no eakon o hikaku shi mashi ta.
We measured the electricity used during air cooling in the same way as heating, and compared the old model air conditioner to the energy conservation (2001) model.

人が肉体を持ち、地上に生まれたからといって、地上のことを全て理解するわけではないのと同様に、死んだからといって霊的世界を全て理解しているわけでもないのです。
hito ga nikutai o mochi, chijō ni umare ta kara to itte, chijō no koto o subete rikai suru wake de wa nai no to dōyō ni, shin da kara to itte reiteki sekai o subete rikai shi te iru wake de mo nai no desu.
Just because people are corporeal born to this world doesn't mean that they understand everything about it, similarly just because somebody's died doesn't mean that they understand everything about the incorporeal world.

	The Japanese word
	同様
	is pronounced
	douyou \| どうよう
	means
	identical, equal to, same (kind), like

	Examples:
	彼は彼女と同様泳げない。 kare wa kanojo to dōyō oyoge nai. He can't swim like she can.
	従業員も同様に考えている。 jūgyū in mo dōyō ni kangae te iru. The employees also share the same idea.
	彼は私同様、中国語は読めない。 kare wa watashi dōyō, chūgoku go wa yome nai. He is no more able to read Chinese than I am.
	彼は有罪であり君も同様に有罪である。 kare wa yūzai de ari kimi mo dōyō ni yūzai de aru. He is guilty and by the same token so are you.
	彼はその絵をただ同様の値段で買った。 kare wa sono e o tada dōyō no nedan de katta. He bought the picture for next to nothing.
	両親同様に少女も大変思いやりがあった。 ryōshin dōyō ni shōjo mo taihen omoiyari ga atta. The girl, like her parents, was very sympathetic.
	同様に振る舞う他のイベントでも結構です。 dōyō ni furumau hoka no ibento demo kekkō desu. Another event that has the same behaviour would also be fine.
	私はほとんどただ同様でそれを手に入れた。 watashi wa hotondo tada dōyō de sore o te ni ire ta. I got it for next to nothing. \| I got that for almost nothing.
	小説だって絵と同様に練習が必要なんだから。 shōsetsu datte e to dōyō ni renshū ga hitsuyō nan da kara. Because novels, just like paintings, need you to practice. \| Because, in the same way as painting, practice is essential for novels.
	多くの病気と同様、それには特有の兆候がある。 ōku no byōki to dōyō, sore ni wa tokuyū no chōkō ga aru. Like most diseases, it has its own symptoms.
	あなた同様私もヤフオクの評価が信じられません。 anata dōyō watashi mo yafuoku no hyōka ga shinji rare masen. I also, same as you, don't trust Yahoo Auction ratings.
	私はバスケットボールと同様に、バレーボールが好きです。 watashi wa basukettobōru to dōyō ni, barēbōru ga suki desu. I like volleyball as well as basketball.
	彼がぼくのことを好きでないのと同様、ぼくも彼を好きではない。 kare ga boku no koto o suki de nai no to dōyō, boku mo kare o suki de wa nai. I don't like him any more than he likes me.
	私の父は、母がそうしてくれたのと同様に私を愛し、優しくしてくれた。 watashi no chichi wa, haha ga sō shi te kure ta no to dōyō ni watashi o aishi, yasashiku shi te kure ta. My father was no less affectionate and tender to me than my mother was.
	他人をなぐり倒す権利がないのと同様に、無礼な言葉を浴びせる権利もない。 tanin o naguri taosu kenri ga nai no to dōyō ni, burei na kotoba o abiseru kenri mo nai. We have no more right to say a rude thing to another than to knock him down.
	ユーモラスな話から気持ちの悪い話まで、前巻同様にいろいろなタイプの話が楽しめます。 yūmorasu na hanashi kara kimochi no warui hanashi made, zen maki dōyō ni iroiro na taipu no hanashi ga tanoshime masu. From humorous to creepy stories, like the last volume, you can enjoy various types of stories.
	実地は理論と同様に大切であるが、われわれは理論を重んじ、実地を軽んずる傾向がある。 jicchi wa riron to dōyō ni taisetsu de aru ga, wareware wa riron o omonji, jicchi o karonzuru keikō ga aru. Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
	暖房と同様に、冷房時の消費電力量を測定し、旧型と省エネ型（２００１年製）のエアコンを比較しました。 danbō to dōyō ni, reibō ji no shōhi denryoku ryō o sokutei shi, kyūgata to shōene gata ( ni zero zero ichi nen sei ) no eakon o hikaku shi mashi ta. We measured the electricity used during air cooling in the same way as heating, and compared the old model air conditioner to the energy conservation (2001) model.
	人が肉体を持ち、地上に生まれたからといって、地上のことを全て理解するわけではないのと同様に、死んだからといって霊的世界を全て理解しているわけでもないのです。 hito ga nikutai o mochi, chijō ni umare ta kara to itte, chijō no koto o subete rikai suru wake de wa nai no to dōyō ni, shin da kara to itte reiteki sekai o subete rikai shi te iru wake de mo nai no desu. Just because people are corporeal born to this world doesn't mean that they understand everything about it, similarly just because somebody's died doesn't mean that they understand everything about the incorporeal world.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org