- 浄
- ジョ
Literal meaning
clean; pure
Good meaning - 音
- オ
Literal meaning
sound
Good meaning
In Kanji
Joe
Here are 5 ways Joe 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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Joe 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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- 城
- ジョ
Literal meaning
castle
Neutral meaningStrong - 王
- オ
Literal meaning
king
Good meaningStrong
- 除
- ジョ
Literal meaning
to be cut out, removed
Dark meaning - 汚
- オ
Literal meaning
filth — what has been stained and will not come clean
Dark meaning
- 常
- ジョ
Literal meaning
always, unchanging
Neutral meaning - 央
- オ
Literal meaning
the middle
Neutral meaning
- 丈
- ジョ
Literal meaning
how tall a thing stands
Good meaning - 桜
- オ
Literal meaning
cherry blossom
Good meaning
Another meaning
Want Joe 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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