In Kanji

Bear

Here are 5 ways Bear could be written. Japanese has thousands of characters, and several can carry the same sound — so a name can be written more than one way, and each way means something different. Here is what each one actually says.

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Bear in kanji, on a hoodie, tee, mug or sticker

Pick any of the versions below — the kind ones or the dark ones — and it goes on the item you choose. Printed in the US when you order.

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紅天ベ・ア
Good meaning
紅
ベ

Literal meaning

crimson

Good meaning
天
ア

Literal meaning

the sky, and heaven

Good meaning
辺荒ベ・ア
Neutral meaning
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
荒
ア

Literal meaning

wild, untamed

Neutral meaningStrong
蔑鴉ベ・ア
Dark meaning
蔑
ベ

Literal meaning

to look down on someone and dismiss them

Dark meaning
鴉
ア

Literal meaning

a crow

Dark meaning
辺亜ベ・ア
Neutral meaning
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
亜
ア

Literal meaning

second, and Asia

Neutral meaning
辺空ベ・ア
Neutral meaning
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
空
ア

Literal meaning

sky

Good meaning

Another meaning

Want Bear to say something else?

The same sounds can be written with other characters — kinder ones, darker ones. Swap any of them until it says what you want, then put it on a hoodie, a tee, a mug or a sticker.

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