In Kanji

Phillips

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

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陽莉富寿フィ・リ・プ・ス
Good meaning
陽
フィ

Literal meaning

the sun, and its warmth

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
富
プ

Literal meaning

wealth, abundance

Good meaning
寿
ス

Literal meaning

long life, congratulation

Good meaning
火黎富凄フィ・リ・プ・ス
Neutral meaning
火
フィ

Literal meaning

fire

Neutral meaningStrong
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.

富
プ

Literal meaning

wealth, abundance

Good meaning
凄
ス

Literal meaning

overwhelming, in the way that stops you

Neutral meaningStrong
悲離怖巣フィ・リ・プ・ス
Dark meaning
悲
フィ

Literal meaning

grief

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
怖
プ

Literal meaning

fear — the character in 怖じる, to flinch

Dark meaning
巣
ス

Literal meaning

a den

Dark meaning
緋里富主フィ・リ・プ・ス
Neutral meaning
緋
フィ

Literal meaning

scarlet

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
富
プ

Literal meaning

wealth, abundance

Good meaning
主
ス

Literal meaning

the one in charge

Neutral meaning
妃璃歩素フィ・リ・プ・ス
Good meaning
妃
フィ

Literal meaning

a king's wife

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
歩
プ

Literal meaning

to walk, a step

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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