In Kanji

Leah

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

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莉天リ・ア
Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
天
ア

Literal meaning

the sky, and heaven

Good meaning
黎荒リ・ア
Neutral meaning
黎
リ

Literal meaning

dark; black

Good meaningStrong

Usage note: In the compound 黎明, the word means dawn. That is not the standalone definition of 黎.

The story behind this design

A wish for a new dawn beyond the long night.

A creative wish, not a literal translation.

荒
ア

Literal meaning

wild, untamed

Neutral meaningStrong
離鴉リ・ア
Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
鴉
ア

Literal meaning

a crow

Dark meaning
里亜リ・ア
Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
亜
ア

Literal meaning

second, and Asia

Neutral meaning
璃空リ・ア
Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
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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