In Kanji

Friend

Here are 5 ways Friend 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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風蓮道フ・レン・ド
Good meaning
風
フ

Literal meaning

wind

Good meaning
蓮
レン

Literal meaning

lotus

Good meaning
道
ド

Literal meaning

the way — the road, and the way of doing a thing

Good meaning
斧煉努フ・レン・ド
Neutral meaning
斧
フ

Literal meaning

an axe

Neutral meaningStrong
煉
レン

Literal meaning

to refine a thing by fire

Neutral meaningStrong
努
ド

Literal meaning

to strive — the character in 努力, effort

Good meaningStrong
腐蓮怒フ・レン・ド
Dark meaning
腐
フ

Literal meaning

to rot

Dark meaning
蓮
レン

Literal meaning

lotus

Good meaning
怒
ド

Literal meaning

anger

Dark meaningStrong
布煉堂フ・レン・ド
Neutral meaning
布
フ

Literal meaning

cloth

Neutral meaning
煉
レン

Literal meaning

to refine a thing by fire

Neutral meaningStrong
堂
ド

Literal meaning

a hall

Neutral meaning
富練努フ・レン・ド
Good meaning
富
フ

Literal meaning

wealth, abundance

Good meaning
練
レン

Literal meaning

to train until it is yours

Good meaning
努
ド

Literal meaning

to strive — the character in 努力, effort

Good meaningStrong

Another meaning

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