In Kanji

Duncan

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

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談寛ダン・カン
Good meaning
談
ダン

Literal meaning

to talk things over

Good meaning
寛
カン

Literal meaning

generous, unhurried

Good meaning
敦貫ダン・カン
Neutral meaning
敦
ダン

Literal meaning

sincere and warm-hearted

Good meaningStrong
貫
カン

Literal meaning

to go straight through

Neutral meaning
弾陥ダン・カン
Dark meaning
弾
ダン

Literal meaning

a bullet, and the pluck of a string

Dark meaningStrong
陥
カン

Literal meaning

to fall in, to be taken

Dark meaning
灘貫ダン・カン
Neutral meaning
灘
ダン

Literal meaning

open water with a hard current

Neutral meaningStrong
貫
カン

Literal meaning

to go straight through

Neutral meaning
敦完ダン・カン
Good meaning
敦
ダン

Literal meaning

sincere and warm-hearted

Good meaningStrong
完
カン

Literal meaning

whole, nothing missing

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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