Carl
in Japanese
Ka · Ru
joy · lapis lazuli
Character by character
Other ways to write Carl
夏琉
Ka · Ru
summer · precious stone
河流
Ka · Ru
river · flow
About Carl in Japanese
In Japan, Carl is written カール in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 嘉瑠 is read Ka · Ru. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 嘉 (Ka, joy), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli).
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How do you write Carl in Japanese?+
Carl is written カール in katakana. A kanji spelling is 嘉瑠, read Ka · Ru.
What does 嘉瑠 mean?+
Character by character, 嘉瑠 means joy · lapis lazuli.
Is 嘉瑠 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ka · Ru and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Carl is written in katakana: カール.