Chinese

Alternative forms

• (colleague): 同仁 (tóngrén)

Noun

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. articles, pictures, music or games recreated by fans of a particular manga (comic/anime/game/novel), based on the original work

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese compound 同人 ‎(*dhung *njin). Compare modern Chinese 同人 ‎(tóngrén).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• どうじん (Heiban)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːd͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

同人 ‎(hiragana どうじん, romaji 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": ☰☲

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• どうにん (Heiban)^[1]
• ど​うにん (Atamadaka)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːnĩɴ]

Noun

同人 ‎(hiragana どうにん, romaji 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.^[1][2]

Derived terms

References

1. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan