In Kanji

Gary

Here are 5 ways Gary 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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Gary in kanji, on a hoodie, tee, mug or sticker

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夏唯莉衣ゲ・イ・リ・イ
Good meaning
夏
ゲ

Literal meaning

summer

Good meaning
唯
イ

Literal meaning

the only one

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
衣
イ

Literal meaning

garment, robe

Good meaning
牙猪黎威ゲ・イ・リ・イ
Dark meaning
牙
ゲ

Literal meaning

a fang

Dark meaningStrong
猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

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.

威
イ

Literal meaning

a commanding presence

Dark meaningStrong
牙威離異ゲ・イ・リ・イ
Dark meaning
牙
ゲ

Literal meaning

a fang

Dark meaningStrong
威
イ

Literal meaning

a commanding presence

Dark meaningStrong
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
異
イ

Literal meaning

different, set apart

Dark meaning
外猪里慰ゲ・イ・リ・イ
Neutral meaning
外
ゲ

Literal meaning

outside

Neutral meaning
猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
慰
イ

Literal meaning

to comfort

Neutral meaning
霞衣璃斐ゲ・イ・リ・イ
Good meaning
霞
ゲ

Literal meaning

haze over a distance

Good meaning
衣
イ

Literal meaning

garment, robe

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
斐
イ

Literal meaning

a pattern worth looking at

Good meaning

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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