One way to write Arthur in kanji — with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition.
Arthur sounds like a · ru · su · ru in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 愛瑠寿瑠 — one of 81 possible kanji spellings of Arthur. Every character below shares the sound but carries a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a | 愛 | love |
| ru | 瑠 | lapis lazuli |
| su | 寿 | long life |
| ru | 瑠 | lapis lazuli |
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“a” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ru” — 3 kanji to choose from
“su” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ru” — 3 kanji to choose from
愛瑠寿瑠 makes striking vertical calligraphy — a popular choice for a kanji name tattoo, a personalised Japanese name gift, or framed wall art. Because you can read this page, you (and your tattoo artist) know exactly what each character means — no mystery kanji.
There is no single official kanji for Arthur. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 愛瑠寿瑠, read "a-ru-su-ru", with the meanings "love · lapis lazuli · long life · lapis lazuli". You can swap a character for another with the same sound: Arthur has 81 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
Yes — 愛瑠寿瑠 is a phonetic ateji spelling of Arthur, and each character's meaning is listed on this page, so you know exactly what your tattoo says. For stroke-accurate line work, generate the free art below and bring the high-resolution version to your artist.
Character by character, 愛瑠寿瑠 reads 愛 ("love", read "a"), 瑠 ("lapis lazuli", read "ru"), 寿 ("long life", read "su"), 瑠 ("lapis lazuli", read "ru"). Together they sound like "Arthur" while carrying the meanings love · lapis lazuli · long life · lapis lazuli.