- 弟
- デ
Literal meaning
younger brother
Neutral meaning - 唯
- イ
Literal meaning
the only one
Good meaning - 美
- ビ
Literal meaning
beauty
Good meaning - 道
- ド
Literal meaning
the way — the road, and the way of doing a thing
Good meaning
In Kanji
David
David in Japanese kanji, printed on a hoodie. Ready to order.
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The dark one
DAVID
$54.99
to drown · a commanding presence · to be bent to someone else's will · anger

The strong one
DAVID
$54.99
younger brother · a wild boar · faint, barely there · to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Here are 5 ways David 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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David in kanji, on a hoodie, tee, mug or sticker
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Sticker
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- 弟
- デ
Literal meaning
younger brother
Neutral meaning - 猪
- イ
Literal meaning
a wild boar
Neutral meaningStrong - 尾
- ビ
Literal meaning
tail
Neutral meaning - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong
- 溺
- デ
Literal meaning
to drown
Dark meaning - 威
- イ
Literal meaning
a commanding presence
Dark meaningStrong - 靡
- ビ
Literal meaning
to be bent to someone else's will
Dark meaning - 怒
- ド
Literal meaning
anger
Dark meaningStrong
- 弟
- デ
Literal meaning
younger brother
Neutral meaning - 猪
- イ
Literal meaning
a wild boar
Neutral meaningStrong - 尾
- ビ
Literal meaning
tail
Neutral meaning - 堂
- ド
Literal meaning
a hall
Neutral meaning
- 出
- デ
Literal meaning
to step out
Neutral meaning - 衣
- イ
Literal meaning
garment, robe
Good meaning - 備
- ビ
Literal meaning
ready for what comes
Good meaning - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong
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