Neil

in Japanese

仁瑠

Ni · Ru

benevolence · lapis lazuli

How Japanese people write Neilニール

Character by character

Other ways to write Neil

丹琉

Ni · Ru

vermilion · precious stone

新流

Ni · Ru

new · flow

About Neil in Japanese

In Japan, Neil is written ニール in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 仁瑠 is read Ni · Ru. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 仁 (Ni, benevolence), 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli).

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Questions

How do you write Neil in Japanese?+

Neil is written ニール in katakana. A kanji spelling is 仁瑠, read Ni · Ru.

What does 仁瑠 mean?+

Character by character, 仁瑠 means benevolence · lapis lazuli.

Is 仁瑠 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ni · Ru and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Neil is written in katakana: ニール.

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