Drake
in Japanese
Ryū
dragon
Character by character
Other ways to write Drake
道玲駆
Dō · Rei · Ku
way · jade chime · gallop
導嶺久
Dō · Rei · Ku
guide · summit · eternity
About Drake in Japanese
In Japan, Drake is written ドレイク in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 龍 is read Ryū. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 龍 (Ryū, dragon).
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How do you write Drake in Japanese?+
Drake is written ドレイク in katakana. A kanji spelling is 龍, read Ryū.
What does 龍 mean?+
Character by character, 龍 means dragon.
Is 龍 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ryū and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Drake is written in katakana: ドレイク.