Luke (ruuku) in Japanese

Luke in Katakana

ルウク

Luke in Romaji

ruuku

Luke in Hiragana

るうく

The name Luke in Japanese Katakana is ルウク which in romaji is ruuku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Luke in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るうく.

How do you write Luke in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "luke" is 留空 (るうく, pronounced ruu-ku). The kanji 留 means “to stop” or “to stay” and 空 means “sky” or “empty.” Combined, the kanji name means “to stay in the sky” or “to remain empty.”

The western meaning of the name "Luke" is derived from the Greek name "Loukas", which means "from Lucania". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is ルーカス (Rūkasu), which is pronounced as "roo-kah-su". The Kanji characters used to write this name mean "dew" (露) and "to beget" (種).