Japanese symbol for “germany”
独
どく
Romaji: doku
Germany
In Japanese, germany is 独, read どく (doku).
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Meanings
- n Germany
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “germany”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独逸 | ドイツ doitsu | Germany |
| 独国 | どくこく dokukoku | Germany |
| ジャーマニー | ジャーマニー jaamanii | Germany |
| ドイチュラント | ドイチュラント doichuranto | Germany |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独特 | どくとく dokutoku | peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic |
| 独自 | どくじ dokuji | original; unique; distinctive |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
| 独占 | どくせん dokusen | monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity |
| 孤独 | こどく kodoku | solitude; loneliness; isolation |
| 独身 | どくしん dokushin | unmarried; single |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.