In Kanji
Here are 5 ways Crimson 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.
Yes, you can buy it
Crimson 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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Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
Literal meaning
lasting a long time
Good meaningLiteral meaning
jasmine
Good meaningLiteral meaning
a dream
Good meaningLiteral meaning
a storehouse
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
nothing; absence (a variant of 無)
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
a palace, and a shrine
Neutral meaningStrongLiteral meaning
dark; black
Good meaningStrongUsage 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.
Literal meaning
the warrior's way
Good meaningStrongLiteral meaning
a storehouse
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
nothing; absence (a variant of 無)
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
suffering
Dark meaningLiteral meaning
to be parted
Dark meaningLiteral meaning
what is left of a body
Dark meaningLiteral meaning
a storehouse
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
nothing; absence (a variant of 無)
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
a dog
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
the village you come home to
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
a spear
Neutral meaningStrongLiteral meaning
a storehouse
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
nothing; absence (a variant of 無)
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
black jade
Good meaningLiteral meaning
coloured glass
Good meaningLiteral meaning
the warrior's way
Good meaningStrongLiteral meaning
an elephant, and the shape of a thing
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
nothing; absence (a variant of 無)
Neutral meaningAnother meaning
Want Crimson 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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