Charles
in Japanese
Cha · Ru · Zu
tea · lapis lazuli · grove
Character by character
Other ways to write Charles
茶流杜
Cha · Ru · Zu
tea · flow · grove
茶瑠
Cha · Ru
tea · lapis lazuli
About Charles in Japanese
In Japan, Charles is written チャールズ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 茶瑠杜 is read Cha · Ru · Zu. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 茶 (Cha, tea), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 杜 (Zu, grove).
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How do you write Charles in Japanese?+
Charles is written チャールズ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 茶瑠杜, read Cha · Ru · Zu.
What does 茶瑠杜 mean?+
Character by character, 茶瑠杜 means tea · lapis lazuli · grove.
Is 茶瑠杜 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Cha · Ru · Zu and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Charles is written in katakana: チャールズ.