Lucian (rushian) in Japanese

The name Lucian in Japanese Katakana is ルシアン which in romaji is rushian. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lucian in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るしあん.

How do you write Lucian in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Lucian" is 留茜 (Ryuusen). It is pronounced as "ryuu-sen" and it means "to stay or remain".

The western meaning of the name Lucian is "light". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 照明, pronounced as "shou-mei". This kanji means "illumination".

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