- 寿
- ス
Literal meaning
long life, congratulation
Good meaning - 都
- ト
Literal meaning
the capital
Good meaning - 莉
- リ
Literal meaning
jasmine
Good meaning - 久
- ク
Literal meaning
lasting a long time
Good meaning - 蘭
- ラン
Literal meaning
orchid
Good meaning - 道
- ド
Literal meaning
the way — the road, and the way of doing a thing
Good meaning
In Kanji
Strickland
Here are 5 ways Strickland 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
Strickland 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 Strickland?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 凄
- ス
Literal meaning
overwhelming, in the way that stops you
Neutral meaningStrong - 兜
- ト
Literal meaning
a helmet
Neutral meaningStrong - 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.
- 宮
- ク
Literal meaning
a palace, and a shrine
Neutral meaningStrong - 嵐
- ラン
Literal meaning
a storm
Dark meaningStrong - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong
- 巣
- ス
Literal meaning
a den
Dark meaning - 闘
- ト
Literal meaning
to fight
Dark meaningStrong - 離
- リ
Literal meaning
to be parted
Dark meaning - 苦
- ク
Literal meaning
suffering
Dark meaning - 嵐
- ラン
Literal meaning
a storm
Dark meaningStrong - 怒
- ド
Literal meaning
anger
Dark meaningStrong
- 主
- ス
Literal meaning
the one in charge
Neutral meaning - 兜
- ト
Literal meaning
a helmet
Neutral meaningStrong - 里
- リ
Literal meaning
the village you come home to
Neutral meaning - 狗
- ク
Literal meaning
a dog
Neutral meaning - 覧
- ラン
Literal meaning
to look out over
Neutral meaning - 堂
- ド
Literal meaning
a hall
Neutral meaning
- 素
- ス
Literal meaning
plain, just as it is
Good meaning - 斗
- ト
Literal meaning
the Big Dipper
Good meaning - 璃
- リ
Literal meaning
coloured glass
Good meaning - 玖
- ク
Literal meaning
black jade
Good meaning - 漣
- ラン
Literal meaning
ripples on still water
Good meaning - 努
- ド
Literal meaning
to strive — the character in 努力, effort
Good meaningStrong
Another meaning
Want Strickland 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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