Ruben
in Japanese
Ru · Ben
lapis lazuli · diligence
Character by character
Other ways to write Ruben
琉弁
Ru · Ben
precious stone · eloquence
流勉
Ru · Ben
flow · diligence
About Ruben in Japanese
In Japan, Ruben is written ルーベン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 瑠勉 is read Ru · Ben. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 勉 (Ben, diligence).
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How do you write Ruben in Japanese?+
Ruben is written ルーベン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 瑠勉, read Ru · Ben.
What does 瑠勉 mean?+
Character by character, 瑠勉 means lapis lazuli · diligence.
Is 瑠勉 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ru · Ben and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ruben is written in katakana: ルーベン.