In Kanji

Rao

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

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蘭音ラ・オ
Good meaning
蘭
ラ

Literal meaning

orchid

Good meaning
音
オ

Literal meaning

sound

Good meaning
乱王ラ・オ
Dark meaning
乱
ラ

Literal meaning

disorder

Dark meaningStrong
王
オ

Literal meaning

king

Good meaningStrong
落汚ラ・オ
Dark meaning
落
ラ

Literal meaning

to fall

Dark meaning
汚
オ

Literal meaning

filth — what has been stained and will not come clean

Dark meaning
羅央ラ・オ
Neutral meaning
羅
ラ

Literal meaning

fine woven silk

Neutral meaning
央
オ

Literal meaning

the middle

Neutral meaning
良桜ラ・オ
Good meaning
良
ラ

Literal meaning

good, fine

Good meaning
桜
オ

Literal meaning

cherry blossom

Good meaning

Another meaning

Want Rao 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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