In Kanji

Levi

Here are 5 ways Levi 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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Levi 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.

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莉唯葉衣リ・イ・バ・イ
Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
唯
イ

Literal meaning

the only one

Good meaning
葉
バ

Literal meaning

leaf

Good meaning
衣
イ

Literal meaning

garment, robe

Good meaning
黎猪蛮威リ・イ・バ・イ
Dark 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.

猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
蛮
バ

Literal meaning

wild, unruly

Dark meaningStrong
威
イ

Literal meaning

a commanding presence

Dark meaningStrong
離威蛮異リ・イ・バ・イ
Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
威
イ

Literal meaning

a commanding presence

Dark meaningStrong
蛮
バ

Literal meaning

wild, unruly

Dark meaningStrong
異
イ

Literal meaning

different, set apart

Dark meaning
里猪馬慰リ・イ・バ・イ
Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
馬
バ

Literal meaning

horse

Neutral meaning
慰
イ

Literal meaning

to comfort

Neutral meaning
璃衣華斐リ・イ・バ・イ
Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
衣
イ

Literal meaning

garment, robe

Good meaning
華
バ

Literal meaning

splendour

Good meaning
斐
イ

Literal meaning

a pattern worth looking at

Good meaning

Another meaning

Want Levi 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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