- 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
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.
Yes, you can buy it
Friend 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
Giving this to Friend?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 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
- フ
Literal meaning
to rot
Dark meaning - 蓮
- レン
Literal meaning
lotus
Good meaning - 怒
- ド
Literal meaning
anger
Dark meaningStrong
- 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
- 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
Want Friend 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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