# doujin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/ · frequency rank #89,308

## Definitions
1. A product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.
2. Clipping of doujinshi (“a Japanese amateur comic book; a self-published manga”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 同人 (dōjin, “colleague, people with similar interests”, literally “same people”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/doujin