Ruri

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Ruri


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gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
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origin = Japanese
related names = Ruriko
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nihongo|Ruri|瑠璃, るり, ルリ| is a Japanese word meaning lapis lazuli and is also a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Ruri can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*瑠璃, "lapis lazuli"
*琉璃, "lapis lazuli";as a given name
*瑠璃, "lapis lazuli"
*流理, "current/flow, logic"
*留莉, "detain, jasmine"
*瑠里, "lapis lazuli, home town"The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Ruri
*Ruri Asano (るり), a Japanese voice actress
*Ruri Mizutani (光里), a member of the Japanese music group "Bon-Bon Blanco"

Fictional characters

;with the name Ruri
*Hojo no Ruri (ルリ), a character in the manga series "Onmyō Taisenki"
*, a character in the PS2 video game "Eureka Seven vol. 2: New Vision"
*Ruri (瑠璃), the main character in the Japanese PS2 video game ""
*Ruri Himeyuri (瑠璃), a character in the anime series "To Heart 2"
*Ruri Hoshino (ルリ), a character in the anime series "Martian Successor Nadesico"
*Ruri Mihashi (瑠里), a character in the baseball manga series "Big Windup!"
*Ruri Saiki (翠雀), a character in the manga and anime series "Angel Sanctuary"
*Ruri Saionji (瑠璃), a character in the manga series "Hot Gimmick"
*Ruri Sarasa (ルリ), the main protagonist of the manga series "Tokyo Underground"

Other uses

*Ruri-iro (瑠璃色), a color of dark blue with a shade of violet; azure

ee also

*Ruri no Ame, a song by Alice Nine
*Ruri no Shima, a Japanese TV drama also known as "Ruri's Island"
*Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, a Japanese adult visual novel video game