How to say 'Germany' in Japanese | ドイツ

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The Japanese word for Germany is 'Doitsu', written as ドイツ in Japanese.

word

ドイツ

Meaning

Germany

Reading

Doitsu

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ドイツ (doitsu)' refers to the country 'Germany'. It is used in contexts where one is talking about the country, its culture, people, or anything related to Germany. For example: I want to visit Germany「ドイツに行きたい」(ドイツにいきたい). Germany is famous for its beer「ドイツはビールで有名です」(ドイツはビールでゆうめいです). The word 'ドイツ' is derived from the Dutch word 'Duits', which means 'German'. It is important to note that 'ドイツ' is always written in katakana, as it is a foreign loanword.

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Frequency

737

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ドイツ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ド

Reading

katakana

イ

Reading

katakana

ツ

Reading

Tsu

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'Doitsu' means 'Germany' .

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