独語

独語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
独	語
どく Grade: 5	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

独 (“どく, doku”, (often means Germany) which is an abbreviation for 独逸 (どいつ) (doitsu)) +‎ 語 (“language”)

Noun

独語 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 獨語, hiragana どくご, rōmaji dokugo)

1. German language; German
2. talking to oneself

Synonyms

• (German): ドイツ語 (ご) (doitsugo)
• (talking to oneself): 独 (ひと)り言 (ごと) (hitorigoto)