Ruthie (ruushii) in Japanese

The name Ruthie in Japanese Katakana is ルウシイ which in romaji is ruushii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ruthie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is るうしい.

How do you write Ruthie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Ruthie" is 瑠璃, which is pronounced as ru-ri. The kanji 瑠 means lapis lazuli, and 璃 means glass.

The western meaning of the name "Ruthie" is "compassionate friend". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 義友 (Giyuu). It is pronounced "gi-yu-u". The Kanji characters mean "righteousness" and "friend".

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