In Kanji

Bradley

Here are 5 ways Bradley 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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Bradley in kanji, on a hoodie, tee, mug or sticker

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舞蘭道莉ブ・ラ・ド・リ
Good meaning
舞
ブ

Literal meaning

dance

Good meaning
蘭
ラ

Literal meaning

orchid

Good meaning
道
ド

Literal meaning

the way — the road, and the way of doing a thing

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
武乱努黎ブ・ラ・ド・リ
Dark meaning
武
ブ

Literal meaning

the warrior's way

Good meaningStrong
乱
ラ

Literal meaning

disorder

Dark meaningStrong
努
ド

Literal meaning

to strive — the character in 努力, effort

Good meaningStrong
黎
リ

Literal meaning

dark; black

Good meaningStrong

Usage note: In the compound 黎明, the word means dawn. That is not the standalone definition of 黎.

The story behind this design

A wish for a new dawn beyond the long night.

A creative wish, not a literal translation.

侮落怒離ブ・ラ・ド・リ
Dark meaning
侮
ブ

Literal meaning

to look down on someone

Dark meaning
落
ラ

Literal meaning

to fall

Dark meaning
怒
ド

Literal meaning

anger

Dark meaningStrong
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
鵡羅堂里ブ・ラ・ド・リ
Neutral meaning
鵡
ブ

Literal meaning

the parrot

Neutral meaning
羅
ラ

Literal meaning

fine woven silk

Neutral meaning
堂
ド

Literal meaning

a hall

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
撫良努璃ブ・ラ・ド・リ
Good meaning
撫
ブ

Literal meaning

to stroke, to soothe

Good meaning
良
ラ

Literal meaning

good, fine

Good meaning
努
ド

Literal meaning

to strive — the character in 努力, effort

Good meaningStrong
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning

Another meaning

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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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