Lewis (ruisu) in Japanese

The name Lewis in Japanese Katakana is ルイス which in romaji is ruisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lewis in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るいす.

How do you write Lewis in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "ruisu" is 類守 (Rui-shu). The kanji mean "similar" and "protect".

The western meaning of the name Lewis is "renowned warrior". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 力士 (Riki-shi), which is pronounced as "ri-ki-shi". The kanji mean "power" and "warrior".

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