In Kanji

Gabriel

Here are 5 ways Gabriel 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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雅舞莉恵瑠ガ・ブ・リ・エ・ル
Good meaning
雅
ガ

Literal meaning

refined, without trying

Good meaning
舞
ブ

Literal meaning

dance

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
恵
エ

Literal meaning

blessing, grace

Good meaning
瑠
ル

Literal meaning

lapis lazuli

Good meaning
峨武黎衛劉ガ・ブ・リ・エ・ル
Neutral meaning
峨
ガ

Literal meaning

high and steep

Neutral meaningStrong
武
ブ

Literal meaning

the warrior's way

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.

衛
エ

Literal meaning

to keep safe

Good meaningStrong
劉
ル

Literal meaning

a broad axe

Neutral meaningStrong
餓侮離餌瑠ガ・ブ・リ・エ・ル
Dark meaning
餓
ガ

Literal meaning

starving

Dark meaning
侮
ブ

Literal meaning

to look down on someone

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
餌
エ

Literal meaning

bait

Dark meaning
瑠
ル

Literal meaning

lapis lazuli

Good meaning
俄鵡里彗劉ガ・ブ・リ・エ・ル
Neutral meaning
俄
ガ

Literal meaning

all of a sudden

Neutral meaning
鵡
ブ

Literal meaning

the parrot

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
彗
エ

Literal meaning

a comet

Neutral meaning
劉
ル

Literal meaning

a broad axe

Neutral meaningStrong
賀撫璃絵琉ガ・ブ・リ・エ・ル
Good meaning
賀
ガ

Literal meaning

congratulation

Good meaning
撫
ブ

Literal meaning

to stroke, to soothe

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
絵
エ

Literal meaning

a picture, a drawing

Good meaning
琉
ル

Literal meaning

a precious stone

Good meaning

Another meaning

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