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Rue in Japanese

ルー

Rue, when pronounced "rOO", is ルー (rū) in katakana.

r as in redOO as in boot, held long
Shared by Rue McClanahan and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actress and comedian Rue McClanahan (ルー・マクラナハン), British entertainer Danny La Rue (ダニー・ラ・ルー), and actress Betsy Rue (ベッツィー・ルー).

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rOO ルーrū ryOO リューryū

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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

"Rue Family is My Life," "Rue 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.

Rue Family Is My Life
Rue Family Is My Life rOO ルー Rue in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rue Family Is My Life
Rue Family Is My Life rOO るう Rue in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rue Family Bonds Are Forever
Rue Family Bonds Are Forever rOO ルー Rue in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rue Family Bonds Are Forever
Rue Family Bonds Are Forever rOO るう Rue in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rue Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rue in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rue in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rue, when pronounced rOO, is ルー (rū) in katakana and るう (ruu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redOO as in boot, held long
Rue in Katakana (Vertical)
Rue katakana, vertical
Rue in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rue katakana, horizontal
Rue in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rue hiragana, vertical
Rue in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rue hiragana, horizontal

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