- 莉
- リ
Literal meaning
jasmine
Good meaning - 太
- タ
Literal meaning
thick and strong
Good meaningStrong - 瑠
- ル
Literal meaning
lapis lazuli
Good meaning
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.
Yes, you can buy it
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.

Hoodie
$54.99

T-Shirt
$29.99

Mug
$19.99

Sticker
$6.99
Giving this to Little?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 黎
- リ
Literal meaning
dark; black
Good meaningStrongUsage 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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