Ruri

Ruri
Pronunciation	Ru ree
Gender	both male and female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese and African
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. In the case of Africans this also depends in the context used but it is generally accepted to mean truly.
Other names
Related names	Ruriko and Rorisang

Possible writings

Ruri can be written using different kanji characters and can mean

• truly
• genuine
• 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

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
• Ruri, 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 Ururun Quest: Koiyuuki
• Ruri Gokō (瑠璃), a character in the manga and anime series Oreimo
• 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
• Ruri Kurosaki (瑠璃), a character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
• Ruri Hibirgaoka (雲雀丘 瑠璃), a main character in the anime series Anne Happy

Other uses

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

See 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