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獨協医科大学 (どっきょういかだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

獨どっ協きょう医い科か大だい学がく

Meanings

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noun

Dokkyo Medical University

organization name

A private medical university in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The official English name is Dokkyo Medical University.

獨どっ協きょう医い科か大だい学がくは栃とち木ぎ県けんにある私し立りつの医い科か大だい学がくです。
Dokkyo Medical University is a private medical university in Tochigi Prefecture.

Kanji

獨alone, spontaneously, Germany
協co-, cooperation
医doctor, medicine
科

department, course, section

大large, big

学study, learning, science

Etymology

The name 獨協 (Dokkyō) derives from the German 'Dokkyo' (a coined term from 'Deutsch' and 'Kyōkai'), reflecting the university's historical ties to German medical education. The exact derivation is uncertain.