スクービー・ドゥー
Sukūbī Dū
スクービー・ドゥー (Sukūbī Dū) is the Japanese way to say Scooby Doo, referring to the main dog character from the animated series.
This phrase is the direct transliteration of the name into Japanese katakana.
Which one should you use?
スクービー is a shorter way to refer to the character than the full name スクービー・ドゥー.
How do you pronounce it?
Sukūbī Dū
Did you know?
- In the Japanese dub, Scooby-Doo's characteristic speech pattern is adapted to sound more like a 'dog' by adding specific animal-like ending particles that don't exist in the English version.
- In Japanese merchandise, the name スクービー・ドゥー is frequently paired with the phrase 名探偵 'meitantei' meaning 'great detective', even though the dog is the most reluctant member of the team.
- While the name is English, the 'Doo' part is written as ドゥー, using a small 'u' (ゥ) to create the specific 'du' sound which is not native to standard Japanese syllables.
Examples in context
- スクービー・ドゥーの冒険はいつもワクワクする！Scooby Doo's adventures are always exciting!
- 一緒に遊ぼう、スクービーくん！Let's play together, Scooby!
- スクービー・ドゥーが大好きです。Sukūbī Dū ga daisuki desu.I love Scooby-Doo.
- スクービー・ドゥーはとても面白い犬です。Sukūbī Dū wa totemo omoshiroi inu desu.Scooby-Doo is a very funny dog.
- あのキャラクターはスクービー・ドゥーですか？Ano kyarakutā wa Sukūbī Dū desu ka?Is that character Scooby-Doo?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about an old cartoon while watching TV.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮、スクービー・ドゥーを知ってる？Ren, Sukūbī Dū o shitteru?Ren, do you know Scooby-Doo?
- 蓮 Renもちろん、陽葵。子供の頃によく見たよ。Mochiron, Himari. Kodomo no koro ni yoku mita yo.Of course, Himari. I watched it often when I was a child.
- 陽葵 Himariスクービー・ドゥーは本当に可愛いよね。Sukūbī Dū wa hontō ni kawaii yo ne.Scooby-Doo is really cute, isn't he?
- 蓮 Renそうだね、すごく面白いよね。Sō da ne, sugoku omoshiroi yo ne.That's true, he is very funny.
