Rui (るい)

Rui is read るい and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 流威, 流衣 and 琉依. All three are feminine.

Reading

る·い (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Rui

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 流威
    るい
    Feminine

    Flow + dignity

    • 流(る)— flow
    • 威(い)— dignity
  • 流衣
    るい
    Feminine

    Flow + garment

    • 流(る)— flow
    • 衣(い)— garment
  • 琉依
    るい
    Feminine

    Chosen for sound: these kanji add no meaning of their own.

    • 琉(る)— chosen for sound
    • 依(い)— chosen for sound

The kanji in Rui

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 流flow2 spellings
  • 威dignity1 spelling
  • 衣garment1 spelling
  • 琉chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 依chosen for sound1 spelling

Rui with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Ruri (るり)Yui (ゆい)Rei (れい)Ai (あい)

Rui on our lists

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Questions about Rui

Is Rui a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Rui is feminine.

What does Rui mean?

Rui is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 流威 reads as "flow + dignity" and 流衣 reads as "flow + garment". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Rui be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 流威, 流衣 and 琉依. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Rui?

るい is 2 beats: る · い. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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