- 朗
- ロ
Literal meaning
clear and cheerful
Good meaning - 音
- オ
Literal meaning
sound
Good meaning - 蓮
- レン
Literal meaning
lotus
Good meaning
In Kanji
Lauren
Here are 5 ways Lauren 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.
Yes, you can buy it
Lauren 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
Giving this to Lauren?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 狼
- ロ
Literal meaning
a wolf
Neutral meaningStrong - 王
- オ
Literal meaning
king
Good meaningStrong - 煉
- レン
Literal meaning
to refine a thing by fire
Neutral meaningStrong
- 牢
- ロ
Literal meaning
a cell
Dark meaning - 汚
- オ
Literal meaning
filth — what has been stained and will not come clean
Dark meaning - 蓮
- レン
Literal meaning
lotus
Good meaning
- 呂
- ロ
Literal meaning
chosen for its sound
Neutral meaning - 央
- オ
Literal meaning
the middle
Neutral meaning - 煉
- レン
Literal meaning
to refine a thing by fire
Neutral meaningStrong
- 呂
- ロ
Literal meaning
chosen for its sound
Neutral meaning - 桜
- オ
Literal meaning
cherry blossom
Good meaning - 練
- レン
Literal meaning
to train until it is yours
Good meaning
Another meaning
Want Lauren 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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