In Kanji

Little

Here are 5 ways Little 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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Little 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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莉太瑠リ・タ・ル
Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
太
タ

Literal meaning

thick and strong

Good meaningStrong
瑠
ル

Literal meaning

lapis lazuli

Good meaning
黎太劉リ・タ・ル
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.

太
タ

Literal meaning

thick and strong

Good meaningStrong
劉
ル

Literal meaning

a broad axe

Neutral meaningStrong
離堕瑠リ・タ・ル
Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
堕
タ

Literal meaning

to fall

Dark meaning
瑠
ル

Literal meaning

lapis lazuli

Good meaning
里田劉リ・タ・ル
Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
田
タ

Literal meaning

rice field

Neutral meaning
劉
ル

Literal meaning

a broad axe

Neutral meaningStrong
璃多琉リ・タ・ル
Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
多
タ

Literal meaning

many

Good meaning
琉
ル

Literal meaning

a precious stone

Good meaning

Another meaning

Want Little 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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