ドイツ

See also: どいつ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
独逸 (dated) 独乙 (obsolete)

Etymology

Listed in some sources as deriving from Dutch Duits (“German”, adjective, noun). Listed in others as a corruption of German deutsch (“German”, adjective) or Deutsch (“German”, noun). Considering the history of cultural contact (and the final ツ rather than チ), the Dutch derivation is more likely.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ド​イツ [dóꜜìtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [do̞it͡sɨᵝ]

• Homophone: どいつ

Proper noun

ドイツ • (Doitsu) 

1. Germany (a country)
   • 1996 February 25 [Aug 9 1995], Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “第(だい)四(よん)十(じゅう)四(よん)幕(まく)　「心(しん)配(ぱい)無(む)用(よう)」 [Act 44: “Nothing to Worry About”]”, in るろうに剣(けん)心(しん)　—明(めい)治(じ)剣(けん)客(かく)浪(ろ)漫(まん)譚(たん)— [Rurōni Kenshin: Ballad of a Meiji Swordsroamer], 3rd edition, volume 6 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 95–96:

     いろいろと考(かんが)えたのですが　実(じつ)は　私(わたし)　由(ゆ)太(た)郎(ろう)を連(つ)れて独(ド)逸(イツ)へ行(い)く事(こと)に決(き)めました

     Iroiro to kangaeta no desu ga jitsu wa watashi Yutarō o tsurete Doitsu e iku koto ni kimemashita

     I've thought it over carefully, and I’ve decided to go to Germany with Yutarō.

     独(ド)逸(イツ)⁉

     Doitsu⁉

     Germany!?

     独(ド)逸(イツ)は　今(いま)　世(せ)界(かい)で一(いち)番(ばん)医(い)学(がく)が進(すす)んだ国(くに)です　そこで　治(ち)療(りょう)に専(せん)念(ねん)すればあるいは…と思(おも)いまして

     Doitsu wa ima sekai de ichiban igaku ga susunda kuni desu Soko de chiryō ni sennen sureba arui wa…to omoimashite

     Germany is currently the leading nation in medicine, so I thought if he received treatment there, then maybe...

Usage notes

This kanji spelling 独逸 is rarely used in its full form, but its abbreviation 独 is often used.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ドイツ語(ご) (Doitsu-go, “German language”)
• ドイツ人(じん) (Doitsu-jin, “German person”)
• ドイツマルク (Doitsu maruku, “Deutsche Mark”)
• ドイツ民主共和国(みんしゅきょうわこく) (Doitsu Minshu Kyōwakoku, “German Democratic Republic”, former East Germany)
• ドイツ連邦共和国(れんぽうきょうわこく) (Doitsu Renpō Kyōwakoku, “Federal Republic of Germany”)