- 勉
- ベン
Literal meaning
to keep at it
Good meaning - 謝
- ジャ
Literal meaning
thanks
Good meaning - 明
- ミン
Literal meaning
bright, clear
Good meaning
In Kanji
Benjamin
Here are 5 ways Benjamin 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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Benjamin 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.

Hoodie
$54.99

T-Shirt
$29.99

Mug
$19.99

Sticker
$6.99
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- 弁
- ベン
Literal meaning
to speak up for something
Neutral meaning - 蛇
- ジャ
Literal meaning
a snake
Dark meaningStrong - 民
- ミン
Literal meaning
the people
Neutral meaning
- 鞭
- ベン
Literal meaning
a whip
Dark meaning - 邪
- ジャ
Literal meaning
crooked, wicked
Dark meaning - 罠
- ミン
Literal meaning
a snare
Dark meaning
- 弁
- ベン
Literal meaning
to speak up for something
Neutral meaning - 社
- ジャ
Literal meaning
a shrine
Neutral meaning - 民
- ミン
Literal meaning
the people
Neutral meaning
- 弁
- ベン
Literal meaning
to speak up for something
Neutral meaning - 社
- ジャ
Literal meaning
a shrine
Neutral meaning - 旻
- ミン
Literal meaning
the autumn sky
Good meaning
Another meaning
Want Benjamin 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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