Loris (rorisu) in Japanese

The name Loris in Japanese Katakana is ロリス which in romaji is rorisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Loris in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ろりす.

How do you write Loris in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "loris" is 羅利士 (Rorisu), pronounced as "ra-ri-shi". The kanji 羅 means "net", 利 means "benefit" or "profit", and 士 means "scholar" or "gentleman".

The western meaning of the name "Loris" is derived from the Latin word "Laurus" meaning "laurel tree". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 楼里斯, pronounced as Rou-ri-shi. The Kanji characters mean "tower" (楼) and "inside" (里) and "to enter" (斯).

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