- 恵
- エ
Literal meaning
blessing, grace
Good meaning - 莉
- リ
Literal meaning
jasmine
Good meaning - 久
- ク
Literal meaning
lasting a long time
Good meaning
In Kanji
Eric
Eric in Japanese kanji, printed on a hoodie. Ready to order.
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Two versions, in the shop now — the same sounds, written two different ways. Pick one.

The strong one
ERIC
$54.99
to keep safe · dark; black · a palace, and a shrine
Here are 5 ways Eric 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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Eric 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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- 衛
- エ
Literal meaning
to keep safe
Good meaningStrong - 黎
- リ
Literal 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.
- 宮
- ク
Literal meaning
a palace, and a shrine
Neutral meaningStrong
- 餌
- エ
Literal meaning
bait
Dark meaning - 離
- リ
Literal meaning
to be parted
Dark meaning - 苦
- ク
Literal meaning
suffering
Dark meaning
- 彗
- エ
Literal meaning
a comet
Neutral meaning - 里
- リ
Literal meaning
the village you come home to
Neutral meaning - 狗
- ク
Literal meaning
a dog
Neutral meaning
- 絵
- エ
Literal meaning
a picture, a drawing
Good meaning - 璃
- リ
Literal meaning
coloured glass
Good meaning - 玖
- ク
Literal meaning
black jade
Good meaning
Another meaning
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