- 仁
- ニ
Literal meaning
goodness toward others
Good meaning - 子
- コ
Literal meaning
a child
Good meaning - 蘭
- ラ
Literal meaning
orchid
Good meaning - 寿
- ス
Literal meaning
long life, congratulation
Good meaning
In Kanji
Nicholas
Here are 5 ways Nicholas 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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Nicholas 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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- 二
- ニ
Literal meaning
two
Neutral meaning - 冴
- コ
Literal meaning
clear, and cold with it
Good meaningStrong - 乱
- ラ
Literal meaning
disorder
Dark meaningStrong - 凄
- ス
Literal meaning
overwhelming, in the way that stops you
Neutral meaningStrong
- 睨
- ニ
Literal meaning
to glare
Dark meaning - 孤
- コ
Literal meaning
alone, cut off
Dark meaning - 落
- ラ
Literal meaning
to fall
Dark meaning - 巣
- ス
Literal meaning
a den
Dark meaning
- 二
- ニ
Literal meaning
two
Neutral meaning - 古
- コ
Literal meaning
old
Neutral meaning - 羅
- ラ
Literal meaning
fine woven silk
Neutral meaning - 主
- ス
Literal meaning
the one in charge
Neutral meaning
- 丹
- ニ
Literal meaning
deep red
Good meaning - 琥
- コ
Literal meaning
amber
Good meaning - 良
- ラ
Literal meaning
good, fine
Good meaning - 素
- ス
Literal meaning
plain, just as it is
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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