Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese, Popular Culture Scripts 鈴, 鐘響, 紅月, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. BE-ṘUU(Japanese) [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 鈴 (beru) meaning "bell". Other kanji combinations are possible.Beru (Whitesun) Lars is a character in the 'Star Wars' universe. She is the aunt and surrogate mother of hero Luke Skywalker.