- 宝
- ホ
Literal meaning
treasure
Good meaning - 音
- オ
Literal meaning
sound
Good meaning - 夢
- ム
Literal meaning
a dream
Good meaning - 崇
- ズ
Literal meaning
to hold in reverence
Good meaning
In Kanji
Holmes
Here are 5 ways Holmes 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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Holmes 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
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- 峰
- ホ
Literal meaning
a mountain peak
Good meaningStrong - 王
- オ
Literal meaning
king
Good meaningStrong - 武
- ム
Literal meaning
the warrior's way
Good meaningStrong - 頭
- ズ
Literal meaning
the head, the one in front
Neutral meaningStrong
- 炎
- ホ
Literal meaning
a blaze
Dark meaningStrong - 汚
- オ
Literal meaning
filth — what has been stained and will not come clean
Dark meaning - 骸
- ム
Literal meaning
what is left of a body
Dark meaning - 呪
- ズ
Literal meaning
a curse
Dark meaningStrong
- 甫
- ホ
Literal meaning
the beginning of a thing
Neutral meaning - 央
- オ
Literal meaning
the middle
Neutral meaning - 矛
- ム
Literal meaning
a spear
Neutral meaningStrong - 図
- ズ
Literal meaning
a drawing, a plan
Neutral meaning
- 帆
- ホ
Literal meaning
a sail
Good meaning - 桜
- オ
Literal meaning
cherry blossom
Good meaning - 武
- ム
Literal meaning
the warrior's way
Good meaningStrong - 寿
- ズ
Literal meaning
long life, congratulation
Good meaning
Another meaning
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