Ruth (ruusu) in Japanese

The name Ruth in Japanese Katakana is ルウス which in romaji is ruusu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ruth in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るうす.

How do you write Ruth in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Ruth" is 留珠 (Ruuzu), which is pronounced as "ru-u-zu". The kanji 留 means "to stay/stop/retain", and 珠 means "jewel/pearl".

The western meaning of the name Ruth is "compassion, friend, vision". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 瑠珠, which is pronounced ru-zu and means "jewel of dew".

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