Lusia (rushia) in Japanese

The name Lusia in Japanese Katakana is ルシア which in romaji is rushia. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Lusia in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るしあ.

How do you write Lusia in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "lusia" is 留詩亜 (Ryuushia). It is pronounced as "ryuu-shi-a". The kanji characters mean "to stay/stop + poem/song + Asia".

The western meaning of the name "Lusia" is derived from the Latin name Lucia, which means "light" or "illumination". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 照明 (shōmei), which is pronounced "sho-mei". The Kanji characters 照 (shō) mean "illumination" and 明 (mei) mean "bright". Together, the characters mean "illumination/brightness".

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