- 芽
- メ
Literal meaning
a bud just opening
Good meaning - 天
- ア
Literal meaning
the sky, and heaven
Good meaning - 莉
- リ
Literal meaning
jasmine
Good meaning - 唯
- イ
Literal meaning
the only one
Good meaning
In Kanji
Mary
Mary in Japanese kanji, printed on a hoodie. Ready to order.
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The kind one
MARY
$54.99
a bud just opening · the sky, and heaven · jasmine
Here are 5 ways Mary 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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Mary 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
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Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 命
- メ
Literal meaning
life; a command
Good meaningStrongUsage note: Used in 生命 (life), 命令 (a command), and 運命 (fate); these are different words.
- 荒
- ア
Literal meaning
wild, untamed
Neutral meaningStrong - 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.
- 猪
- イ
Literal meaning
a wild boar
Neutral meaningStrong
- 滅
- メ
Literal meaning
to be wiped out
Dark meaning - 鴉
- ア
Literal meaning
a crow
Dark meaning - 離
- リ
Literal meaning
to be parted
Dark meaning - 威
- イ
Literal meaning
a commanding presence
Dark meaningStrong
- 目
- メ
Literal meaning
an eye
Neutral meaning - 亜
- ア
Literal meaning
second, and Asia
Neutral meaning - 里
- リ
Literal meaning
the village you come home to
Neutral meaning - 猪
- イ
Literal meaning
a wild boar
Neutral meaningStrong
- 明
- メ
Literal meaning
bright, clear
Good meaning - 空
- ア
Literal meaning
sky
Good meaning - 璃
- リ
Literal meaning
coloured glass
Good meaning - 衣
- イ
Literal meaning
garment, robe
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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