Louise
in Japanese
Ru · I · Zu
lapis lazuli · devotion · grove
Character by character
Other ways to write Louise
琉衣杜
Ru · I · Zu
precious stone · garment · grove
瑠伊豆
Ru · I · Zu
lapis lazuli · Izu Peninsula
About Louise in Japanese
In Japan, Louise is written ルイーズ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 瑠依杜 is read Ru · I · Zu. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 依 (I, devotion), 杜 (Zu, grove).
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How do you write Louise in Japanese?+
Louise is written ルイーズ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 瑠依杜, read Ru · I · Zu.
What does 瑠依杜 mean?+
Character by character, 瑠依杜 means lapis lazuli · devotion · grove.
Is 瑠依杜 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ru · I · Zu and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Louise is written in katakana: ルイーズ.