- 紗
- シャ
Literal meaning
thin silk gauze
Good meaning - 道
- ド
Literal meaning
the way — the road, and the way of doing a thing
Good meaning - 音
- オ
Literal meaning
sound
Good meaning
In Kanji
Shadow
Here are 5 ways Shadow 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
Shadow 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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Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 射
- シャ
Literal meaning
to loose an arrow
Neutral meaningStrong - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong - 王
- オ
Literal meaning
king
Good meaningStrong
- 捨
- シャ
Literal meaning
to cast away
Dark meaning - 怒
- ド
Literal meaning
anger
Dark meaningStrong - 汚
- オ
Literal meaning
filth — what has been stained and will not come clean
Dark meaning
- 舎
- シャ
Literal meaning
a place to stay
Neutral meaning - 堂
- ド
Literal meaning
a hall
Neutral meaning - 央
- オ
Literal meaning
the middle
Neutral meaning
- 謝
- シャ
Literal meaning
thanks
Good meaning - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong - 桜
- オ
Literal meaning
cherry blossom
Good meaning
Another meaning
Want Shadow 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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