Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 朱舞琉, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SU-MAH-EE-ṘUU [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 朱 (su) meaning "crimson", 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 琉 (ru) meaning "to flow". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word smile.