In Kanji

Freedom

Here are 5 ways Freedom 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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風莉唯雫夢フ・リ・イ・ダ・ム
Good meaning
風
フ

Literal meaning

wind

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
唯
イ

Literal meaning

the only one

Good meaning
雫
ダ

Literal meaning

a single drop

Good meaning
夢
ム

Literal meaning

a dream

Good meaning
斧黎猪打武フ・リ・イ・ダ・ム
Dark meaning
斧
フ

Literal meaning

an axe

Neutral 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.

猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
打
ダ

Literal meaning

to strike

Dark meaningStrong
武
ム

Literal meaning

the warrior's way

Good meaningStrong
腐離威堕骸フ・リ・イ・ダ・ム
Dark meaning
腐
フ

Literal meaning

to rot

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
威
イ

Literal meaning

a commanding presence

Dark meaningStrong
堕
ダ

Literal meaning

to fall

Dark meaning
骸
ム

Literal meaning

what is left of a body

Dark meaning
布里猪陀矛フ・リ・イ・ダ・ム
Neutral meaning
布
フ

Literal meaning

cloth

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
陀
ダ

Literal meaning

chosen for its sound

Neutral meaning
矛
ム

Literal meaning

a spear

Neutral meaningStrong
富璃衣陀武フ・リ・イ・ダ・ム
Neutral meaning
富
フ

Literal meaning

wealth, abundance

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
衣
イ

Literal meaning

garment, robe

Good meaning
陀
ダ

Literal meaning

chosen for its sound

Neutral meaning
武
ム

Literal meaning

the warrior's way

Good meaningStrong

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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