独どく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

Germany

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 独逸 (ドイツ). Used mainly in compounds like 日独 (Japan-Germany) or in newspaper headlines.

Expressions

単たん独どくでindependently; alone; by oneself; single-handedly

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously

Related words

ドイツN5
ドイツ is the standard modern word for Germany, while 独 is a one-character abbreviation used mainly in compounds like 日独 and in headlines.

Don't confuse with

伊いN1
伊 abbreviates Italy while 独 abbreviates Germany; learners can mix up these single-kanji country abbreviations in terms like 日伊 vs 日独.

Word family· 60

独どく自じN1
original; unique; distinctive · independent; one's own; personal
独どく立りつN3
independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself · independence (of a nation); freedom · separation; isolation
独どく特とくN2
unique; peculiar; characteristic · understood only by oneself; idiosyncratic
単たん独どくN1
sole; single; solo · being alone; acting independently; standalone state
孤こ独どくN1
solitude; loneliness; isolation

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独どく占せんN1
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity · hogging; keeping to oneself
独どく身しんN4
unmarried; single
独どく裁さいN1
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy · running despotically; autocratic management
独どく断だんN1
one's own judgment; arbitrary decision; acting alone · dogmatism
独どく創そうN1
originality; creativity
独どく学がくN1
self-study; self-education; self-instruction
独どく走そう
running alone; solo run · having a large lead; being far ahead · acting on one's own; arbitrary action
独どく善ぜん
self-righteousness; self-justified
独どく房ぼう
solitary confinement cell; isolation cell
独どっ居きょ
living alone; solitary life
独どく白はく
monologue; soliloquy · talking to oneself
独どく力りょく
one's own effort; by oneself
独どく奏そう
instrumental solo; solo performance
独どく唱しょう
vocal solo
独どく壇だん場じょう
one's exclusive domain; unchallenged field; monopoly
独どく演えん
solo performance; solo act
独どっ歩ぽ
walking alone; walking without assistance · self-reliance; independence · unique; unparalleled; peerless
独どく習しゅう
self-study; self-teaching
唯ゆい我が独どく尊そん
I alone am the honored one · self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
独どく語ご
monologue; soliloquy · German language
独どっ行こう
going alone; travelling alone; solitary journey · self-reliance; acting independently; doing by oneself
独どく眼がん
one-eyed; having only one eye
反はん独どく
anti-German
在ざい独どく
being in Germany; residing in Germany
抗こう独どく
anti-German

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Written forms

独どくUsage99%
Standard abbreviation for Germany; used in compounds and headlines.
どくUsage1%

Etymology

Abbreviation of 独逸 (ドイツ), the ateji spelling for Germany.