Shizuru (しずる)
Shizuru is read しずる and has 3 beats; しづる is an older kana spelling of the same sound. Our data lists 2 spellings: 静流 and 志鶴. All two are feminine.
Reading
し·ず·る (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Shizuru
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 静流しずるFeminine
Quiet + flow
- 静(しず)— quiet
- 流(る)— flow
- 志鶴しづるFeminine
Aspiration + crane
- 志(し)— aspiration
- 鶴(づる)— crane
The kana づ, ぢ and を are older spellings that sound the same today as ず, じ and お. So しずる (し·ず·る) and しづる (し·づ·る) are said the same way.
The kanji in Shizuru
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 静quiet1 spelling
- 流flow1 spelling
- 志aspiration1 spelling
- 鶴crane1 spelling
Shizuru 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.
Questions about Shizuru
Is Shizuru a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Shizuru is feminine.
What does Shizuru mean?
Shizuru is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 静流 reads as "quiet + flow" and 志鶴 reads as "aspiration + crane". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Shizuru be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 静流 and 志鶴. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Shizuru?
しずる is 3 beats: し · ず · る. 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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