ドイツ
See also: どいつ
Japanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Listed in some sources as deriving from Dutch Duits (“German”, adjective, noun).[1][2][3] Listed in others as a corruption of German deutsch (“German”, adjective) or Deutsch (“German”, noun).[4] Considering the history of cultural contact, the Dutch derivation is more likely.
Proper noun
ドイツ (rōmaji Doitsu)
- Germany
- 1996 February 25 [Aug 9 1995], Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “
第 四十四幕 「心 配 無 用 」 [Act 44: “Nothing to Worry About”]”, in るろうに剣 心 —明 治 剣 客 浪 漫 譚 — [Rurōni Kenshin —Ballad of a Meiji Swordsroamer—], volume 6 (fiction), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 95–96:- いろいろと考えたのですが 実は 私 由太郎を連れて独逸へ行く事に決めました
- Iroiro to kangaeta no desu ga jitsu wa watashi Yutarō o tsurete Doitsu e iku koto ni kimemashita
- To tell the truth, I’ve been agonizing over taking Yutarō to Germany
- Doitsu⁉
- Germany⁉
- Doitsu wa ima sekai de ichiban igaku ga susunda kuni desu soko de chiryō ni sennensureba arui wa… to omoimashita
- Germany is currently the leading nation in medicine, so I’ve been considering… pursuing a career in therapy
- いろいろと考えたのですが 実は 私 由太郎を連れて独逸へ行く事に決めました
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Usage notes
This kanji spelling 独逸 is rarely used in its full form, but its abbreviation 独 is often used.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ドイツ語 (Doitsu-go, “German language”)
- ドイツ人 (Doitsu-jin, “German person”)
- ドイツマルク (Doitsu maruku, “Deutsche Mark”)
- ドイツ民主共和国 (Doitsu Minshu Kyōwakoku, “German Democratic Republic”, former East Germany)
- ドイツ連邦共和国 (Doitsu Renpō Kyōwakoku, “Federal Republic of Germany”)
References
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1984, 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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