ドレイク
doreiku
The Japanese word for drake is ドレイク (doreiku).
This noun refers specifically to a male duck.
Meaning: male duck (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is doreiku.
Did you know?
- If you are talking about the famous Canadian rapper Drake, his name is also written as ドレイク in Japanese, making the word for a male duck identical to the celebrity's name.
- If you search for ドレイク on Japanese social media, you are more likely to find posts about the rapper than about waterfowl. In modern digital spaces, the loanword has been almost entirely overtaken by the pop culture identity of the celebrity.
- Because ドレイク is a loanword from English, it is written using Katakana rather than the traditional Japanese script for animals, such as Kanji or Hiragana.
Examples in context
- ドレイクさん、お元気ですか？Drake, how are you?
Example conversation
Yui and Hiroto are watching birds at a pond.
- 結衣 Yui見て、あそこにドレイクがいるよ。mite, asoko ni doreiku ga iru yo.Look, there is a drake over there.
- 大翔 Hiroto本当だ。頭が緑色でかっこいいな。hontou da. atama ga midoriiro de kakkoii na.You're right. Its green head looks cool.
- 結衣 Yuiドレイクは冬になると色が変わるのかな？doreiku wa fuyu ni naru to iro ga kawaru no kana?I wonder if drakes change color in winter?
- 大翔 Hirotoそれは詳しい本で調べてみよう。sore wa kuwashii hon de shirabete miyou.Let's look that up in a detailed book.
