- 浄
- ジョ
Literal meaning
clean; pure
Good meaning - 星
- セ
Literal meaning
star
Good meaning - 風
- フ
Literal meaning
wind
Good meaning
In Kanji
Joseph
Joseph in Japanese kanji, printed on a hoodie. Ready to order.
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Two versions, in the shop now — the same sounds, written two different ways. Pick one.

The dark one
JOSEPH
$54.99
to be cut out, removed · blame, and the weight of it · to rot

The strong one
JOSEPH
$54.99
castle · momentum, a massed force · an axe
Here are 5 ways Joseph 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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Joseph 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 - 勢
- セ
Literal meaning
momentum, a massed force
Neutral meaningStrong - 斧
- フ
Literal meaning
an axe
Neutral meaningStrong
- 除
- ジョ
Literal meaning
to be cut out, removed
Dark meaning - 責
- セ
Literal meaning
blame, and the weight of it
Dark meaning - 腐
- フ
Literal meaning
to rot
Dark meaning
- 常
- ジョ
Literal meaning
always, unchanging
Neutral meaning - 世
- セ
Literal meaning
the world
Neutral meaning - 布
- フ
Literal meaning
cloth
Neutral meaning
- 丈
- ジョ
Literal meaning
how tall a thing stands
Good meaning - 清
- セ
Literal meaning
clear, pure
Good meaning - 富
- フ
Literal meaning
wealth, abundance
Good meaning
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