In Kanji

Joshua

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

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浄朱天ジョ・シュ・ア
Good meaning
浄
ジョ

Literal meaning

clean; pure

Good meaning
朱
シュ

Literal meaning

vermilion, the red of shrine gates

Good meaning
天
ア

Literal meaning

the sky, and heaven

Good meaning
城撞荒ジョ・シュ・ア
Neutral meaning
城
ジョ

Literal meaning

castle

Neutral meaningStrong
撞
シュ

Literal meaning

to strike a bell

Neutral meaningStrong
荒
ア

Literal meaning

wild, untamed

Neutral meaningStrong
除呪鴉ジョ・シュ・ア
Dark meaning
除
ジョ

Literal meaning

to be cut out, removed

Dark meaning
呪
シュ

Literal meaning

a curse

Dark meaningStrong
鴉
ア

Literal meaning

a crow

Dark meaning
常撞亜ジョ・シュ・ア
Neutral meaning
常
ジョ

Literal meaning

always, unchanging

Neutral meaning
撞
シュ

Literal meaning

to strike a bell

Neutral meaningStrong
亜
ア

Literal meaning

second, and Asia

Neutral meaning
丈撞空ジョ・シュ・ア
Neutral meaning
丈
ジョ

Literal meaning

how tall a thing stands

Good meaning
撞
シュ

Literal meaning

to strike a bell

Neutral meaningStrong
空
ア

Literal meaning

sky

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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