同人

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (同人)		同	人
alternative forms		同仁 colleague

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 同人

1. the thirteenth hexagram of the I Ching, known as "Concording People": ☰☲
2. colleague; fellow worker, person of the same belief or conviction; coterie
3. fan-made creations; doujin (articles, pictures, music or games recreated by fans of a particular work)
4. (neologism, slang) homosexual person

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
同	人
どう Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound 同人 (MC duwng nyin). Compare modern Mandarin 同人 (tóngrén).

Noun

同(どう)人(じん) • (dōjin) 

1. the same person
2. that person, the same person as previously mentioned
3. a person or persons of the same interests or passions: a coterie or a member of a coterie, a fan
4. a scholar or scholars belonging to the same school of thought
5. the thirteenth hexagram of the I Ching, known as "Concording People": ☰☲
6. (attributive) indie; self-published; doujin

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同人雑誌 (どうじんざっし, ​dōjin zasshi): a fan magazine
• 同人誌 (どうじんし, ​dōjinshi): short for dōjin zasshi: a fan magazine

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
同	人
どう Grade: 2	にん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Same as above, only using the older goon reading of nin for 人 (rén).

Noun

同(どう)人(にん) • (dōnin) 

1. the same person
2. that person, the same person as previously mentioned
3. (rare) a person or persons of the same interests or passions: a coterie or a member of a coterie, a fan

Usage notes

Generally speaking, the dōnin reading appears to be used less often than dōjin. Note also that dōnin has fewer senses.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同人雑誌 (どうにんざっし, ​dōnin zasshi): a fan magazine
• 同人誌 (どうにんし, ​dōninshi): short for dōnin zasshi: a fan magazine