Marco
in Japanese
Ma · Ru · Ko
truth · lapis lazuli · tiger
Character by character
Other ways to write Marco
磨琉琥
Ma · Ru · Ko
polish · precious stone · amber
万流光
Ma · Ru · Kō
ten thousand · flow · light
About Marco in Japanese
In Japan, Marco is written マルコ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 真瑠虎 is read Ma · Ru · Ko. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 真 (Ma, truth), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 虎 (Ko, tiger).
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How do you write Marco in Japanese?+
Marco is written マルコ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 真瑠虎, read Ma · Ru · Ko.
What does 真瑠虎 mean?+
Character by character, 真瑠虎 means truth · lapis lazuli · tiger.
Is 真瑠虎 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ma · Ru · Ko and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Marco is written in katakana: マルコ.