In Kanji

Maverick

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

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舞紅莉久マ・ベ・リ・ク
Good meaning
舞
マ

Literal meaning

dance

Good meaning
紅
ベ

Literal meaning

crimson

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
久
ク

Literal meaning

lasting a long time

Good meaning
魔辺黎宮マ・ベ・リ・ク
Dark meaning
魔
マ

Literal meaning

a demon, and the thing that takes hold of you

Dark meaningStrong
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

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.

宮
ク

Literal meaning

a palace, and a shrine

Neutral meaningStrong
魔蔑離苦マ・ベ・リ・ク
Dark meaning
魔
マ

Literal meaning

a demon, and the thing that takes hold of you

Dark meaningStrong
蔑
ベ

Literal meaning

to look down on someone and dismiss them

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
苦
ク

Literal meaning

suffering

Dark meaning
巻辺里狗マ・ベ・リ・ク
Neutral meaning
巻
マ

Literal meaning

scroll, to roll

Neutral meaning
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
狗
ク

Literal meaning

a dog

Neutral meaning
真辺璃玖マ・ベ・リ・ク
Neutral meaning
真
マ

Literal meaning

true, genuine

Good meaning
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
玖
ク

Literal meaning

black jade

Good meaning

Another meaning

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