"doujin game" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdoʊ.dʒɪn ɡeɪm/ [US] Forms: doujin games [plural]
Etymology: Derived from Japanese 同人ゲーム (dōjin gēmu, “doujin game (short for video game)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|同人ゲーム|t=doujin game (short for video game)|tr=dōjin gēmu}} Japanese 同人ゲーム (dōjin gēmu, “doujin game (short for video game)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} doujin game (plural doujin games)
  1. A fan-made game which may contain (but not necessarily) copyrighted material from published works, such as from anime, manga, or video games. Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: dojin game, dōjin game Related terms: doujin, doujin circle, doujin event
    Sense id: en-doujin_game-en-noun-LTggoPmo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Doujin

Inflected forms

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