In Kanji

O'Brien

Here are 5 ways O'Brien 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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音舞蘭唯円オ・ブ・ラ・イ・エン
Good meaning
音
オ

Literal meaning

sound

Good meaning
舞
ブ

Literal meaning

dance

Good meaning
蘭
ラ

Literal meaning

orchid

Good meaning
唯
イ

Literal meaning

the only one

Good meaning
円
エン

Literal meaning

a circle; the yen

Good meaning
王武乱猪焔オ・ブ・ラ・イ・エン
Dark meaning
王
オ

Literal meaning

king

Good meaningStrong
武
ブ

Literal meaning

the warrior's way

Good meaningStrong
乱
ラ

Literal meaning

disorder

Dark meaningStrong
猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
焔
エン

Literal meaning

flame, the visible part

Neutral meaningStrong
汚侮落威怨オ・ブ・ラ・イ・エン
Dark meaning
汚
オ

Literal meaning

filth — what has been stained and will not come clean

Dark meaning
侮
ブ

Literal meaning

to look down on someone

Dark meaning
落
ラ

Literal meaning

to fall

Dark meaning
威
イ

Literal meaning

a commanding presence

Dark meaningStrong
怨
エン

Literal meaning

a grudge that outlives you

Dark meaningStrong
央鵡羅猪淵オ・ブ・ラ・イ・エン
Neutral meaning
央
オ

Literal meaning

the middle

Neutral meaning
鵡
ブ

Literal meaning

the parrot

Neutral meaning
羅
ラ

Literal meaning

fine woven silk

Neutral meaning
猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
淵
エン

Literal meaning

the deep place in the water

Neutral meaning
桜撫良衣縁オ・ブ・ラ・イ・エン
Good meaning
桜
オ

Literal meaning

cherry blossom

Good meaning
撫
ブ

Literal meaning

to stroke, to soothe

Good meaning
良
ラ

Literal meaning

good, fine

Good meaning
衣
イ

Literal meaning

garment, robe

Good meaning
縁
エン

Literal meaning

the tie that brings people together

Good meaning

Another meaning

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