In Kanji

Rivera

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

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莉紅蘭リ・ベ・ラ
Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
紅
ベ

Literal meaning

crimson

Good meaning
蘭
ラ

Literal meaning

orchid

Good meaning
黎辺乱リ・ベ・ラ
Dark meaning
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.

辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
乱
ラ

Literal meaning

disorder

Dark meaningStrong
離蔑落リ・ベ・ラ
Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
蔑
ベ

Literal meaning

to look down on someone and dismiss them

Dark meaning
落
ラ

Literal meaning

to fall

Dark meaning
里辺羅リ・ベ・ラ
Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
羅
ラ

Literal meaning

fine woven silk

Neutral meaning
璃辺良リ・ベ・ラ
Neutral meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
辺
ベ

Literal meaning

the edge of things

Neutral meaning
良
ラ

Literal meaning

good, fine

Good meaning

Another meaning

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