In Kanji

Franklin

Here are 5 ways Franklin 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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Franklin 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.

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風蘭久凛フ・ラン・ク・リン
Good meaning
風
フ

Literal meaning

wind

Good meaning
蘭
ラン

Literal meaning

orchid

Good meaning
久
ク

Literal meaning

lasting a long time

Good meaning
凛
リン

Literal meaning

dignified, bracingly cold

Good meaningStrong
斧嵐宮凛フ・ラン・ク・リン
Dark meaning
斧
フ

Literal meaning

an axe

Neutral meaningStrong
嵐
ラン

Literal meaning

a storm

Dark meaningStrong
宮
ク

Literal meaning

a palace, and a shrine

Neutral meaningStrong
凛
リン

Literal meaning

dignified, bracingly cold

Good meaningStrong
腐嵐苦臨フ・ラン・ク・リン
Dark meaning
腐
フ

Literal meaning

to rot

Dark meaning
嵐
ラン

Literal meaning

a storm

Dark meaningStrong
苦
ク

Literal meaning

suffering

Dark meaning
臨
リン

Literal meaning

to face; to attend; to be present

Dark meaning

The story behind this design

May you face important moments with courage.

A creative wish, not a literal translation.

布覧狗鱗フ・ラン・ク・リン
Neutral meaning
布
フ

Literal meaning

cloth

Neutral meaning
覧
ラン

Literal meaning

to look out over

Neutral meaning
狗
ク

Literal meaning

a dog

Neutral meaning
鱗
リン

Literal meaning

scales

Neutral meaningStrong
富漣玖輪フ・ラン・ク・リン
Good meaning
富
フ

Literal meaning

wealth, abundance

Good meaning
漣
ラン

Literal meaning

ripples on still water

Good meaning
玖
ク

Literal meaning

black jade

Good meaning
輪
リン

Literal meaning

a ring, a wheel

Good meaning

Another meaning

Want Franklin to say something else?

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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