In Kanji

Harrison

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

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波莉尊ハ・リ・ソン
Good meaning
波
ハ

Literal meaning

wave

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
尊
ソン

Literal meaning

revered, held above others

Good meaningStrong
覇黎尊ハ・リ・ソン
Neutral meaning
覇
ハ

Literal meaning

supremacy, taken and held

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.

尊
ソン

Literal meaning

revered, held above others

Good meaningStrong
破離損ハ・リ・ソン
Dark meaning
破
ハ

Literal meaning

to break, to tear apart

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
損
ソン

Literal meaning

loss — what is taken and not returned

Dark meaning
巴里存ハ・リ・ソン
Neutral meaning
巴
ハ

Literal meaning

a swirl

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
存
ソン

Literal meaning

to be there, to exist

Neutral meaning
葉璃孫ハ・リ・ソン
Good meaning
葉
ハ

Literal meaning

leaf

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
孫
ソン

Literal meaning

a grandchild

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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