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i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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Brian

ブライアン
from Old Irish Brian — "high, noble"
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ii · three scripts

Three Japanese scripts. Two of them are fixed. The third one is not.

That is where a person has to choose, not a translator: a Japanese calligrapher who has already written the names of more than 500 people by hand, on the street, one by one.

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He chose 7 versions for this name. The one he recommends most is in the second half.
iii · kanji i
武頼安
bu-rai-an
a warrior's temper, what people entrust to you, and the calm of being safe
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iv · about kanji i

武頼安

  • 武buthe temper of a warrior, not giving in
  • 頼raiwhat is entrusted to you, the task they leave in your hands
  • 安anthe calm of being safe
a strong, dependable name — for someone who holds on, and whom everyone trusts with what matters.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding on with a warrior's temper, carrying what others leave in your hands, and keeping the calm of someone who is safe.

v · kanji ii
舞良偉安
bu-ra-i-an
the elegance of someone in motion, a life well lived, a large stature, and calm
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vi · about kanji ii

舞良偉安

  • 舞buthe dance, the elegance of someone in motion
  • 良rawhat is good, a life well lived
  • 偉ia large stature, what gets noticed
  • 安anthe calm of being safe
an elegant, serene name — for someone who gets noticed without raising their voice.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of moving with the elegance of someone dancing, living a life worth living, having the stature of someone who gets noticed, and keeping the calm of being safe.

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vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 舞楽唯庵— the dance and a taste for living, with a quiet retreat of your own
  • 武嵐威安— a warrior's temper and the force of a storm, without raising your voice
  • 歩来依晏— the step and the coming future, with a shoulder to lean on
  • 舞羅唯庵— the dance and a life open to the whole world
  • 歩羅威庵— the step and a life open to the world, without raising your voice
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iii 舞楽唯庵
bu-ra-i-anthe dance, a taste for living, what is one of a kind, and a quiet retreat
  • 舞buthe dance, the elegance of someone in motion
  • 楽rathe taste for living, joy
  • 唯iwhat is one of a kind, what does not repeat
  • 庵anthe quiet little house, a retreat of your own
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of moving with the elegance of someone dancing, taking a real taste for living, being one of a kind, and keeping a quiet little house that is only yours.

choose this one
iv 武嵐威安
bu-ra-i-ana warrior's temper, the storm, quiet authority, and calm
  • 武buthe temper of a warrior, not giving in
  • 嵐rathe live energy of a storm
  • 威ithe authority that does not need to raise its voice
  • 安anthe calm of being safe
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding on with a warrior's temper, moving the live energy of a storm, carrying weight without raising your voice, and keeping the calm of being safe.

choose this one
v 歩来依晏
bu-ra-i-anthe step, the coming future, a shoulder to lean on, and a clear day
  • 歩buthe step, moving forward one at a time
  • 来rawhat is coming, the future drawing near
  • 依istaying close, letting others lean on you
  • 晏anwhat is serene, the clear day
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of moving forward one step at a time, going out to meet the future as it comes, letting others lean on you, and carrying a clear day with you.

choose this one
vi 舞羅唯庵
bu-ra-i-anthe dance, a life open to the world, what is one of a kind, and a quiet retreat
  • 舞buthe dance, the elegance of someone in motion
  • 羅rafine silk, the cloth that falls with elegance
  • 唯iwhat is one of a kind, what does not repeat
  • 庵anthe quiet little house, a retreat of your own
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of moving with the elegance of someone dancing, opening your life out to the whole world, being one of a kind, and keeping a quiet little house that is only yours.

choose this one
vii 歩羅威庵
bu-ra-i-anthe step, a life open to the world, quiet authority, and a quiet retreat
  • 歩buthe step, moving forward one at a time
  • 羅rafine silk, the cloth that falls with elegance
  • 威ithe authority that does not need to raise its voice
  • 庵anthe quiet little house, a retreat of your own
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of moving forward one step at a time, opening your life out to the whole world, carrying weight without raising your voice, and keeping a quiet little house that is only yours.

choose this one
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武頼安
Brian
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武頼安
Brian
Holding on with a warrior's temper, carrying what others leave in your hands, and keeping the calm of someone who is safe.
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ix · from his own hand

This is how the calligrapher writes — three pieces, one hand.

Everything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Brians, the same stroke. Not this one. The calligrapher dips the brush and writes yours a single time — the ink opens where it opens, the stroke breaks where it breaks.

風露依 — written with a brush by the calligrapher
夢玖 — written with a brush by the calligrapher
慈英夢寿 — written with a brush by the calligrapher
three pieces by the calligrapher · brush and ink on paper · none of them says your name yet
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x · for you, not for the name

Shall we choose your kanji together?

Everything above was chosen for the name Brian — the same for any Brian. A commission is different: you tell the calligrapher what matters to you, what you want to protect and who you want to become — and together you pick the best kanji.

If you are getting it tattooed, or you seriously want a kanji that is only yours — start here.

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xi · wear it

The same kanji, on something you can touch.

Your name printed on what you use every day. We do not sell the shirt: we give you the file and you take it to your printer.

武頼安
Brian
T-shirt
武頼安
Mug
武頼安
Tote bag
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no background, at print size — there you choose the kanji, the lettering style and the orientation

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