Bruce

in Japanese

武瑠寿

Bu · Ru · Su

bravery · lapis lazuli · longevity

How Japanese people write Bruceブルース

Character by character

Other ways to write Bruce

舞琉澄

Bu · Ru · Su

dance · precious stone · clear

歩流素

Bu · Ru · Su

step · flow · pure

About Bruce in Japanese

In Japan, Bruce is written ブルース in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 武瑠寿 is read Bu · Ru · Su. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 武 (Bu, bravery), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 寿 (Su, longevity).

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Questions

How do you write Bruce in Japanese?+

Bruce is written ブルース in katakana. A kanji spelling is 武瑠寿, read Bu · Ru · Su.

What does 武瑠寿 mean?+

Character by character, 武瑠寿 means bravery · lapis lazuli · longevity.

Is 武瑠寿 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Bu · Ru · Su and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Bruce is written in katakana: ブルース.

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