Lew (ruu) in Japanese

The name Lew in Japanese Katakana is ルウ which in romaji is ruu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lew in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るう.

How do you write Lew in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ruu" is 劉 (りゅう). It is pronounced as "ri-yu-u" and it means "axe".

The western meaning of the name "Lew" is derived from the Old English name "Leof" which means "beloved". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 愛 (ai), which is pronounced "ah-ee". The Kanji character 愛 means "love" or "affection".

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