- 莉
- リ
Literal meaning
jasmine
Good meaning - 茶
- チャ
Literal meaning
tea
Good meaning - 天
- ア
Literal meaning
the sky, and heaven
Good meaning - 道
- ド
Literal meaning
the way — the road, and the way of doing a thing
Good meaning - 尊
- ソン
Literal meaning
revered, held above others
Good meaningStrong
In Kanji
Richardson
Here are 5 ways Richardson 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
Richardson 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 Richardson?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 黎
- リ
Literal meaning
dark; black
Good meaningStrongUsage 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.
- 着
- チャ
Literal meaning
to arrive
Neutral meaning - 荒
- ア
Literal meaning
wild, untamed
Neutral meaningStrong - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong - 尊
- ソン
Literal meaning
revered, held above others
Good meaningStrong
- 離
- リ
Literal meaning
to be parted
Dark meaning - 茶
- チャ
Literal meaning
tea
Good meaning - 鴉
- ア
Literal meaning
a crow
Dark meaning - 怒
- ド
Literal meaning
anger
Dark meaningStrong - 損
- ソン
Literal meaning
loss — what is taken and not returned
Dark meaning
- 里
- リ
Literal meaning
the village you come home to
Neutral meaning - 着
- チャ
Literal meaning
to arrive
Neutral meaning - 亜
- ア
Literal meaning
second, and Asia
Neutral meaning - 堂
- ド
Literal meaning
a hall
Neutral meaning - 存
- ソン
Literal meaning
to be there, to exist
Neutral meaning
- 璃
- リ
Literal meaning
coloured glass
Good meaning - 着
- チャ
Literal meaning
to arrive
Neutral meaning - 空
- ア
Literal meaning
sky
Good meaning - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong - 孫
- ソン
Literal meaning
a grandchild
Good meaning
Another meaning
Want Richardson 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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