- 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
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.
Yes, you can buy it
Washington 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 Washington?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Want Washington 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.
Build Washington yourself →