Rose

in Japanese

朗杜

Rō · Zu

clarity · grove

How Japanese people write Roseローズ

Character by character

Other ways to write Rose

露杜

Ro · Zu

dew · grove

薔薇

Bara

rose

About Rose in Japanese

In Japan, Rose is written ローズ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 朗杜 is read Rō · Zu. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 朗 (Rō, clarity), 杜 (Zu, grove).

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Questions

How do you write Rose in Japanese?+

Rose is written ローズ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 朗杜, read Rō · Zu.

What does 朗杜 mean?+

Character by character, 朗杜 means clarity · grove.

Is 朗杜 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Rō · Zu and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Rose is written in katakana: ローズ.

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