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独文 (どくぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

独どく文ぶん

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ぶ

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Meanings

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noun

German literature; German sentence

Abbreviation of ドイツ文学 (German literature) or ドイツ文 (German sentence/text). Context determines which meaning applies.

大だい学がくで独どく文ぶんを専せん攻こうしています。
I'm majoring in German literature at university.
この独どく文ぶんを和わ訳やくしてください。
Please translate this German sentence into Japanese.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
文sentence, literature, style

Similar words

ドイツ文ぶん学がく
Full, non-abbreviated term for German literature. 独文 is the clipped form used mainly in academic or cataloging contexts.
独どく語ご
Refers to the German language itself, not literature or sentences.

Etymology

Abbreviation of ドイツ文学 (German literature) or ドイツ文 (German sentence/text), using the kanji 独 (from 独逸, the ateji for Germany) and 文 (writing/literature).