芽莉咲メ・リ・サ
Good meaning- 芽
- メ
Literal meaning
a bud just opening
Good meaning - 莉
- リ
Literal meaning
jasmine
Good meaning - 咲
- サ
Literal meaning
to bloom
Good meaning
In Kanji
Melissa
Melissa in Japanese kanji, printed on a hoodie. Ready to order.
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Two versions, in the shop now — the same sounds, written two different ways. Pick one.
The dark one
MELISSA
$54.99
MEメ滅RIリ離SAサ鎖
to be wiped out · to be parted · a chain
The kind one
MELISSA
$54.99
MEメ芽RIリ莉SAサ咲
a bud just opening · jasmine · to bloom
Here are 5 ways Melissa 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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Melissa 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 Melissa?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
命黎冴メ・リ・サ
Good meaning- 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.
- 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.
- 冴
- サ
Literal meaning
clear, and cold with it
Good meaningStrong
滅離鎖メ・リ・サ
Dark meaning- 滅
- メ
Literal meaning
to be wiped out
Dark meaning - 離
- リ
Literal meaning
to be parted
Dark meaning - 鎖
- サ
Literal meaning
a chain
Dark meaning
目里沙メ・リ・サ
Neutral meaning- 目
- メ
Literal meaning
an eye
Neutral meaning - 里
- リ
Literal meaning
the village you come home to
Neutral meaning - 沙
- サ
Literal meaning
fine sand
Neutral meaning
明璃佐メ・リ・サ
Good meaning- 明
- メ
Literal meaning
bright, clear
Good meaning - 璃
- リ
Literal meaning
coloured glass
Good meaning - 佐
- サ
Literal meaning
to lend a hand
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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