In Kanji

Family

Here are 5 ways Family 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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華美莉ファ・ミ・リ
Good meaning
華
ファ

Literal meaning

splendour

Good meaning
美
ミ

Literal meaning

beauty

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
覇峰黎ファ・ミ・リ
Neutral meaning
覇
ファ

Literal meaning

supremacy, taken and held

Neutral meaningStrong
峰
ミ

Literal meaning

a mountain peak

Good meaningStrong
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.

破冥離ファ・ミ・リ
Dark meaning
破
ファ

Literal meaning

to break, to tear apart

Dark meaning
冥
ミ

Literal meaning

the dark below

Dark meaningStrong
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
覇未里ファ・ミ・リ
Neutral meaning
覇
ファ

Literal meaning

supremacy, taken and held

Neutral meaningStrong
未
ミ

Literal meaning

not yet

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
花実璃ファ・ミ・リ
Good meaning
花
ファ

Literal meaning

flower

Good meaning
実
ミ

Literal meaning

fruit, and what a thing really holds

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

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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