Russel (rasseru) in Japanese

The name Russel in Japanese Katakana is ラッセル which in romaji is rasseru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Russel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is らっせる.

How do you write Russel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "russel" (romaji: "rasseru") is 蘆勢 (pronounced ra-se-i), which means "vigorous".

The western meaning of the name "Russel" is derived from the Old French word "roussel" which means "little red one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 赤子 (Aka-ko), which is pronounced ah-kah-koh. The kanji characters mean "red" and "child".

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