Ruby
in Japanese
Ru · Bi
lapis lazuli · beauty
Character by character
Other ways to write Ruby
琉美
Ru · Bi
precious stone · beauty
紅玉
Kōgyoku
ruby
About Ruby in Japanese
In Japan, Ruby is written ルビー in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 瑠美 is read Ru · Bi. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 美 (Bi, beauty).
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How do you write Ruby in Japanese?+
Ruby is written ルビー in katakana. A kanji spelling is 瑠美, read Ru · Bi.
What does 瑠美 mean?+
Character by character, 瑠美 means lapis lazuli · beauty.
Is 瑠美 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ru · Bi and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ruby is written in katakana: ルビー.