English Explanatory Dictionary

doujin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.
  2. Clipping of doujinshi (“a Japanese amateur comic book; a self-published manga”).

Pronunciation

/ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/ /ˈdəʊd͡ʒɪn/ [ˈd̪o(ʊ)d͡ʒɪn] [ˈdoːd͡ʒɪn]

Word forms

doujin doujins dojin dōjin

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同人 (dōjin, “colleague, people with similar interests”, literally “same people”).

Related words

doujin circle doujin event doujin game doujin music doujinshi
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