Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doujin

/ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: dou-jin
IPA: /ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.

noun

Clipping of doujinshi (“a Japanese amateur comic book; a self-published manga”).

Example Sentences

"Thus, roughly a third of all circles in Comic Market participate for the purpose of creating doujin without the goal of transitioning to commercial publications."
"There are creators who really make money and earn living from doujin, but those who can do so, are minority."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同人 (dōjin, “colleague, people with similar interests”, literally “same people”). The spelling is derived from the informal wāpuro rōmaji romanization style of 同人 (どうじん, do-u-ji-n).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 同人

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/
British English: /ˈdəʊd͡ʒɪn/

Inflected Forms

doujins (plural) dojin (alternative) dōjin (alternative)

Phrases

doujin circle doujin event doujin game doujin music doujin soft

Frequently Paired Words

doujin circle doujin event doujin game doujin music doujinshi doujin soft

Questions

How do you pronounce doujin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/.
What does doujin mean?: A product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.
Where does doujin come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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