In Kanji

Deleon

Here are 5 ways Deleon 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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弟莉杏デ・リ・アン
Neutral meaning
弟
デ

Literal meaning

younger brother

Neutral meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
杏
アン

Literal meaning

apricot

Good meaning
弟黎鞍デ・リ・アン
Neutral meaning
弟
デ

Literal meaning

younger brother

Neutral meaning
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.

鞍
アン

Literal meaning

a saddle

Neutral meaningStrong
溺離闇デ・リ・アン
Dark meaning
溺
デ

Literal meaning

to drown

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
闇
アン

Literal meaning

darkness

Dark meaningStrong
弟里鞍デ・リ・アン
Neutral meaning
弟
デ

Literal meaning

younger brother

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
鞍
アン

Literal meaning

a saddle

Neutral meaningStrong
出璃安デ・リ・アン
Neutral meaning
出
デ

Literal meaning

to step out

Neutral meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
安
アン

Literal meaning

peace, ease

Good meaning

Another meaning

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