Ruth
in Japanese
Ru · Su
lapis lazuli · longevity
Character by character
Other ways to write Ruth
琉澄
Ru · Su
precious stone · clear
流素
Ru · Su
flow · pure
About Ruth in Japanese
In Japan, Ruth is written ルース in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 瑠寿 is read Ru · Su. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 瑠 (Ru, lapis lazuli), 寿 (Su, longevity).
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How do you write Ruth in Japanese?+
Ruth is written ルース in katakana. A kanji spelling is 瑠寿, read Ru · Su.
What does 瑠寿 mean?+
Character by character, 瑠寿 means lapis lazuli · longevity.
Is 瑠寿 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ru · Su and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ruth is written in katakana: ルース.