Japanese symbol for “beryl”
瑠璃
るり
Romaji: ruri
lapis lazuli
In Japanese, beryl is 瑠璃, read るり (ruri).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n lapis lazuli
- n lapis lazuli (color)
- n beryl
- n mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail)
- n glass
Written forms: 瑠璃、琉璃. Readings: るり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “beryl”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ベリル | ベリル beriru | beryl |
| 緑柱石 | りょくちゅうせき ryokuchuuseki | beryl |
| 吠瑠璃 | べいるり beiruri | beryl |
| 黄碧玉 | こうへきぎょく kouhekigyoku | yellow jasper; beryl |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浄瑠璃 | じょうるり joururi | jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater) |
| 瑠璃色 | るりいろ ruriiro | lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure |
| 瑠璃唐草 | るりからくさ rurikarakusa | nemophila (Nemophila menziesii); baby blue-eyes |
| 大瑠璃 | おおるり ooruri | blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) |
| 小瑠璃 | こるり koruri | Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane) |
| 玻璃 | はり hari | quartz |
See also: Chinese symbol for “beryl”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.