In Kanji

Washington

Here are 5 ways Washington 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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和森惇ワ・シン・トン
Good meaning
和
ワ

Literal meaning

harmony

Good meaning
森
シン

Literal meaning

a forest

Good meaning
惇
トン

Literal meaning

sincere all the way through

Good meaning
鷲神敦ワ・シン・トン
Neutral meaning
鷲
ワ

Literal meaning

an eagle

Neutral meaningStrong
神
シン

Literal meaning

a god

Good meaningStrong
敦
トン

Literal meaning

sincere and warm-hearted

Good meaningStrong
禍侵遁ワ・シン・トン
Dark meaning
禍
ワ

Literal meaning

calamity

Dark meaningStrong
侵
シン

Literal meaning

to invade

Dark meaning
遁
トン

Literal meaning

to flee and vanish

Dark meaning
窪秦屯ワ・シン・トン
Neutral meaning
窪
ワ

Literal meaning

a hollow in the ground

Neutral meaning
秦
シン

Literal meaning

the Qin, and the people who came from there

Neutral meaningStrong
屯
トン

Literal meaning

to gather in one place

Neutral meaning
環神敦ワ・シン・トン
Good meaning
環
ワ

Literal meaning

a ring, a circle

Good meaning
神
シン

Literal meaning

a god

Good meaningStrong
敦
トン

Literal meaning

sincere and warm-hearted

Good meaningStrong

Another meaning

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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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