- 波
- パ
Literal meaning
wave
Good meaning - 輝
- テ
Literal meaning
to shine; radiance
Good meaningThe story behind this design
May your own light shine.
A creative wish, not a literal translation.
- 瑠
- ル
Literal meaning
lapis lazuli
Good meaning
In Kanji
Patel
Here are 4 ways Patel 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.
Yes, you can buy it
Patel 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 Patel?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 覇
- パ
Literal meaning
supremacy, taken and held
Neutral meaningStrong - 帝
- テ
Literal meaning
emperor
Good meaningStrong - 劉
- ル
Literal meaning
a broad axe
Neutral meaningStrong
- 巴
- パ
Literal meaning
a swirl
Neutral meaning - 手
- テ
Literal meaning
hand
Neutral meaning - 劉
- ル
Literal meaning
a broad axe
Neutral meaningStrong
- 羽
- パ
Literal meaning
a feather, a wing
Good meaning - 天
- テ
Literal meaning
the sky, and heaven
Good meaning - 琉
- ル
Literal meaning
a precious stone
Good meaning
Another meaning
Want Patel to say something else?
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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