ドック

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English dock.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ド​ック [dóꜜkkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [do̞k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ドック • (dokku) 

1. dock (structure)
   • 1900, “鉄道唱歌・東海道編 (Tetsudō shōka Tōkaidō-hen)”:

     見(み)よやドツクに集(あつ)まりし　わが軍(ぐん)艦(かん)の壯(さう)大(だい)を

     Miyo ya dokku ni atsumarishi Waga gunkan no sōdai o

     Observe the grandeur of our warships assembled at the dock

2. Short for 人間ドック (ningen dokku).

Derived terms

• 人(にん)間(げん)ドック (ningen dokku)