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Rui in Japanese

ルイ

Rui, when pronounced "roo-i", is ルイ (rui) in katakana.

r as in redoo as in boot, booki as in sit, ski
Shared by Rui Patrício and others

This translation is used by Portuguese association football player Rui Patrício (ルイ・パトリシオ), Portuguese DJ Rui da Silva (ルイ・ダ・シルバ), and Portuguese bicycle racer Rui Oliveira (ルイ・オリヴェイラ).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Rui Family is My Life," "Rui Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Rui Family Is My Life
Rui Family Is My Life roo-i ルイ Rui in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rui Family Is My Life
Rui Family Is My Life roo-i るい Rui in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rui Family Bonds Are Forever
Rui Family Bonds Are Forever roo-i ルイ Rui in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rui Family Bonds Are Forever
Rui Family Bonds Are Forever roo-i るい Rui in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rui Japanese Tattoo Designs

Rui in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Rui in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rui in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rui, when pronounced roo-i, is ルイ (rui) in katakana and るい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redoo as in boot, booki as in sit, ski
Rui in Katakana (Vertical)
Rui katakana, vertical
Rui in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rui katakana, horizontal
Rui in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rui hiragana, vertical
Rui in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rui hiragana, horizontal

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