Louis (ruisu) in Japanese

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

How do you write Louis in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "ruisu" is 琉璃寿, which is pronounced "ri-u-ri-su". The kanji 琉 means "lapis lazuli", 璃 means "glassy", and 寿 means "longevity".

The western meaning of the name Louis is "renowned warrior". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 勇武 (Yūbu). It is pronounced "yu-u-bu". The Kanji characters mean "brave" and "warrior".

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