レーク

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English lake.

Alternative forms

• レイク

Noun

レーク • (rēku) 

1. (only in compounds) lake (a landlocked stretch of water)

   Synonym: 湖 (mizuumi; -ko)

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:レーク.
2. lake pigment

   Synonym: レーキ

Usage notes

The "stretch of water" sense is mostly used in place names or translations from other languages. For bodies of water generally 湖(みずうみ) (mizūmi) is more common.

Derived terms

• レークサイド (rēkusaido)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

レーク • (Rēku) 

1. A transliteration of the English surname Lake