dojikko

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese ドジっ娘 (dojikko), from ドジ (doji, “clumsy”) + 娘 (ko, “girl”).

Wikipe-tan as a dojikko

Noun[edit]

dojikko (plural dojikko)

  1. (Japanese media) A female fictional character who is extremely clumsy, especially in a charming or cute way.
    • 2008 August 9, afedakendragon [username], “Re: Aria question”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎[1] (Usenet):
      She's been known to make everyone's favorite dojikko look downright sultry...
    • 2009 October 20, Manbow Papa [username], “My ratings to 2009 Autumn TV anime shows”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎[2] (Usenet):
      Ichigo, 13, is just an ordinary dojikko while her younger sister Natsume wins at a piano competition.
    • 2014, Kaiya Kokoro, Starting Out: Complete Anime Lifestyle Guide, SunCloud Design (2014), unnumbered page:
      The difference is, while the klutz's mishaps are interpreted as funny, the dojikko's mishaps are interpreted as cute.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:dojikko.

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Romanization[edit]

dojikko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ドジっこ
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