- ikooru equal, equivalent; equals sign, equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
Used in casual or technical speech to state that two things are equal, often in math, comparison, or when saying one thing means another.
彼の意見は私の意見とイコールだ。
Kare no iken wa watashi no iken to ikooru da.
His opinion is equal to mine.
この式では、左辺と右辺がイコールになる。
Kono shiki de wa, sahen to uhen ga ikooru ni naru.
In this equation, the left and right sides become equal.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'dou' (same), but 'ikooru' specifically means exactly equal in value or result.
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