In Kanji
Here are 5 ways Rodriguez 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
Rodriguez 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
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Literal meaning
clear and cheerful
Good meaningLiteral meaning
the way — the road, and the way of doing a thing
Good meaningLiteral meaning
jasmine
Good meaningLiteral meaning
summer
Good meaningLiteral meaning
long life, congratulation
Good meaningLiteral meaning
a wolf
Neutral meaningStrongLiteral meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrongLiteral 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.
Literal meaning
a fang
Dark meaningStrongLiteral meaning
overwhelming, in the way that stops you
Neutral meaningStrongLiteral meaning
a cell
Dark meaningLiteral meaning
anger
Dark meaningStrongLiteral meaning
to be parted
Dark meaningLiteral meaning
a fang
Dark meaningStrongLiteral meaning
a den
Dark meaningLiteral meaning
chosen for its sound
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
a hall
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
the village you come home to
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
outside
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
the one in charge
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
chosen for its sound
Neutral meaningLiteral meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrongLiteral meaning
coloured glass
Good meaningLiteral meaning
haze over a distance
Good meaningLiteral meaning
plain, just as it is
Good meaningAnother meaning
Want Rodriguez 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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