What does 同等 mean?
同等 is a Japanese noun meaning “equality, equal, same rank” in English. It is written as 同等 in kanji, どうとう in hiragana, and doutou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
１メートルは１ヤードとは完全に同等ではない。
A meter is not quite equivalent to a yard.