独語

Japanese
Kanji in this term
独 語
どく
Grade: 5
(ateji)		 ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
獨語 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From 独(どく) (doku, an abbreviation for 独逸(ドイツ) (Doitsu, “Germany”)) + 語(ご) (-go, “language of”). The kanji 独 is an ateji (当て字).

Noun

独(どく)語(ご) or 独語(ドクご) • (dokugo) 

  1. German language; German
    Synonym: ドイツ語 (doitsugo)

Noun

独(どく)語(ご) • (dokugo) 

  1. talking to oneself
    Synonyms: ひとりごと (hitorigoto), 独白 (dokuhaku)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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