Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese (Modern) Scripts 塁斗, 塁人, 塁翔, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘUU-EE-TO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 塁 (rui) meaning "baseball" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.