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Japanese symbol for “ruth”

Romaji: rutsuki
Ruth (book of the Bible)

In Japanese, ruth is , read (rutsuki).

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

  1. n Ruth (book of the Bible)

Kanji and stroke order

scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
きねん kinencommemoration; celebration; remembrance
きろく kirokurecord; document; minutes
きおく kiokumemory; recollection; remembrance
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist
にっき nikkidiary; journal

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.

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