In Kanji

Hamilton

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

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波美瑠惇ハ・ミ・ル・トン
Good meaning
波
ハ

Literal meaning

wave

Good meaning
美
ミ

Literal meaning

beauty

Good meaning
瑠
ル

Literal meaning

lapis lazuli

Good meaning
惇
トン

Literal meaning

sincere all the way through

Good meaning
覇峰劉敦ハ・ミ・ル・トン
Neutral meaning
覇
ハ

Literal meaning

supremacy, taken and held

Neutral meaningStrong
峰
ミ

Literal meaning

a mountain peak

Good meaningStrong
劉
ル

Literal meaning

a broad axe

Neutral meaningStrong
敦
トン

Literal meaning

sincere and warm-hearted

Good meaningStrong
破冥瑠遁ハ・ミ・ル・トン
Dark meaning
破
ハ

Literal meaning

to break, to tear apart

Dark meaning
冥
ミ

Literal meaning

the dark below

Dark meaningStrong
瑠
ル

Literal meaning

lapis lazuli

Good meaning
遁
トン

Literal meaning

to flee and vanish

Dark meaning
巴未劉屯ハ・ミ・ル・トン
Neutral meaning
巴
ハ

Literal meaning

a swirl

Neutral meaning
未
ミ

Literal meaning

not yet

Neutral meaning
劉
ル

Literal meaning

a broad axe

Neutral meaningStrong
屯
トン

Literal meaning

to gather in one place

Neutral meaning
葉実琉敦ハ・ミ・ル・トン
Good meaning
葉
ハ

Literal meaning

leaf

Good meaning
実
ミ

Literal meaning

fruit, and what a thing really holds

Good meaning
琉
ル

Literal meaning

a precious stone

Good meaning
敦
トン

Literal meaning

sincere and warm-hearted

Good meaningStrong

Another meaning

Want Hamilton 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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