Sui Japanese name meaning & kanji
翠
A girl name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 翠, combines jade green.
Parents in Japan who choose the girl’s name Sui (すい) also choose its kanji. The spelling listed here is 翠, meaning “jade green”. If you are browsing by meaning, you will also find Sui under colours. As a nickname, Sui might become すいちゃん and すーちゃん.
- Hiragana
- すい
- Katakana
- スイ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Sui
- Morae
- 2 すい
- Gender
- Girl
Sui kanji meaning breakdown
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
翠
Written with one character, 翠, the name carries the meaning “jade green, kingfisher”.
- 翠jade green, kingfisher
How to pronounce Sui
Say Sui in 2 even beats: su · i. Japanese vowels are short and clear: a as in “father”, i as in “machine”, u as in “food” (with unrounded lips), e as in “met”, o as in “more”.
| Beat | Kana | Katakana | Romaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | す | ス | su | |
| 2 | い | イ | i |
See the guide to morae and romaji.
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Sui. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- すいちゃんsui-chan
- すーちゃんsu-chan
As a full name
Example pairings with common surnames. In Japanese the surname comes first.
Quick answers
- What does Sui mean in Japanese?
- It depends on the kanji. Written 翠, Sui means “jade green”.
- How do you write Sui in Japanese?
- In hiragana すい, in katakana スイ, and in kanji most typically 翠.
- Is Sui a boy's or a girl's name?
- Sui is listed here as a girl's name.
- How do you pronounce Sui?
- Sui has 2 morae: su · i (すい). Hepburn romaji: Sui.
Related names that share a kanji
Other names written with one of the characters in Sui.
Names with the same meaning
Names whose kanji also mean colours.
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