Goemon Kanji Name Art

Culture and character of Japan — and now, your name in kanji (漢字).
Enter any name, see it written in Japanese characters, chosen by sound and meaning.

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I'm back.

Since 2014 I've been thinking about how to share Japanese kanji in a way that respects the language and delights the person seeing it. Today the answer is live: type your name and see it in kanji, chosen by sound and by meaning.

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富 — Mount Fuji, first snow (富士山初冠雪) The first snow to settle on the summit is announced officially each year. It is the point where Japan agrees that autumn has turned. 📍 Mt. Fuji #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Kanji

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風 — wind, style Read as fu / pu. Wind and personal style share this character. To describe someone's manner in Japanese you can borrow the word for the air moving around them. #Kanji #Japanese #漢字

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Clara in Japanese kanji: 空良楽 空 sky · 良 good · 楽 joy Chosen by the sound of the name (クララ), then by what each character means. Make your own → https://t.co/TSuobwlShE #Kanji #JapaneseArt #KanjiName

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Your kanji name on a tee — the design sits centred on the chest. This one reads Victor → 美空多. Design yours at https://t.co/TSuobwlShE, order through the Goemon shop on Zazzle. #KanjiName #JapaneseArt #Tshirt

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楓 — maple Read as fu. The maple, and by extension the autumn colour it turns. Momiji-gari, maple hunting, is an autumn outing with no purpose but looking. #Kanji #Japanese #漢字

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Owen in Japanese kanji: 央縁 央 center · 縁 bond Chosen by the sound of the name (オーウェン), then by what each character means. Make your own → https://t.co/TSuobwlShE #Kanji #JapaneseArt #KanjiName

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葵 — hollyhock Read as a / ki. The hollyhock. It is the crest of the Tokugawa family, so the character carries four centuries of association in Japan that it lacks elsewhere. #Kanji #Japanese #漢字

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Marcus → 真花須, written four ways. Brush, Mincho, Kaisho, Ink. The characters are identical; only the hand changes. Which one would you wear? https://t.co/TSuobwlShE #Kanji #JapaneseCalligraphy

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How Violet can be written in kanji: 場伊央礼登 場 place · 伊 phonetic i · 央 center · 礼 courtesy · 登 climb Same sound, バイオレット. Different characters would give a different feeling. Make your own → https://t.co/TSuobwlShE #Kanji #JapaneseArt #KanjiName

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@HugoLallier The name part is free, though — and yours is already there:

Hugo → 飛愉豪 (hyūgo) — 飛 to fly, 愉 delight, 豪 grand.

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Shirts and prints are on the site, if you'd want one.

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月 — Tsukimi — moon viewing (月見)

Autumn moon-viewing has no fireworks and no crowds. The entire event is looking up, with rice dumplings and pampas grass set out.

#Japan #JapaneseCulture #Kanji

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@HugoLallier Thank you — that's kind of you. I should be straight, though:
the scenery is AI-generated. What I actually make is the kanji
work — choosing characters for a name by how it sounds and what
it means. So I don't take paid art commissions.

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実 — truth, fruit
Read as mi.

Fruit, and truth. What a plant finally produces and what turns out to be so share one character: 実る is to ripen, 実は means 'the truth is'. Substance, in both senses.

#Kanji #Japanese #漢字

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Zoe in Japanese kanji: 造伊

造 create · 伊 phonetic i

Chosen by the sound of the name (ゾーイ), then by what each character means.

Make your own → https://t.co/TSuobwlShE

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陽 — sunlight, positive
Read as hi.

The sunlit side of a hill. Chinese thought pairs it with 陰, the shaded side; Japanese names use it for the temperament, not the philosophy.

#Kanji #Japanese #漢字

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Silas in Japanese kanji: 咲伊良須

咲 bloom · 伊 phonetic i · 良 good · 須 necessary

Chosen by the sound of the name (サイラス), then by what each character means.

Make your own → https://t.co/TSuobwlShE

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Your kanji name on a tee — the design sits centred on the chest.

This one reads Grace → 具礼須.

Design yours at https://t.co/TSuobwlShE, order through the Goemon shop on Zazzle.

#KanjiName #JapaneseArt #Tshirt

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龍 — dragon
Read as ryu / ri / ru.

The dragon of East Asia is a water spirit, not a hoard-guarding monster. It brings rain, and in names it signals ambition rather than menace.

#Kanji #Japanese #漢字

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Grace → 具礼須

具 tool · 礼 courtesy · 須 necessary

One way to write this name in kanji. The sound comes first, the meaning is chosen after.

Make your own → https://t.co/TSuobwlShE

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澪 — water channel
Read as mi / re.

The deeper channel a boat can safely follow through shallow water. As a name it suggests a path found rather than given.

#Kanji #Japanese #漢字