Russ (rasu) in Japanese

The name Russ in Japanese Katakana is ラス which in romaji is rasu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Russ in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らす.

How do you write Russ in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "russ" (romaji: "rasu") is 蘭寿 (pronounced ra-n-su), which means "orchid longevity".

The western meaning of the name "Russ" is "red-haired". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 赤髪 (Aka-gami), which is pronounced ah-kah-gah-mee. The kanji characters mean "red" (赤) and "hair" (髪).

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