In Kanji

Lincoln

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

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凛寛リン・カン
Good meaning
凛
リン

Literal meaning

dignified, bracingly cold

Good meaningStrong
寛
カン

Literal meaning

generous, unhurried

Good meaning
凛貫リン・カン
Neutral meaning
凛
リン

Literal meaning

dignified, bracingly cold

Good meaningStrong
貫
カン

Literal meaning

to go straight through

Neutral meaning
臨陥リン・カン
Dark meaning
臨
リン

Literal meaning

to face; to attend; to be present

Dark meaning

The story behind this design

May you face important moments with courage.

A creative wish, not a literal translation.

陥
カン

Literal meaning

to fall in, to be taken

Dark meaning
鱗貫リン・カン
Neutral meaning
鱗
リン

Literal meaning

scales

Neutral meaningStrong
貫
カン

Literal meaning

to go straight through

Neutral meaning
輪完リン・カン
Good meaning
輪
リン

Literal meaning

a ring, a wheel

Good meaning
完
カン

Literal meaning

whole, nothing missing

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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