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i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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David

デイビッド
which one is you? de-i-bi-do da-bi-do
from Hebrew David — "beloved"
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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
出偉日道
de-i-bi-do
setting out, a stature that gets noticed, the sun, and a path of your own
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

出偉日道

  • 出desetting out, the moment of departure
  • 偉ia large stature, what gets noticed
  • 日bithe sun, the light of day
  • 道doyour own path, the one you walk on foot
a name that starts moving and does not hide — for someone who goes out after what is his.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of setting out when the moment comes, having the stature of someone who gets noticed, carrying with you the light of the sun, and walking a path that is your own.

v · kanji ii
伝依日道
de-i-bi-do
the story kept alive, staying close, the sun, and a path of your own
see what it means
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vi · about kanji ii

伝依日道

  • 伝detelling what happened, keeping the story alive
  • 依istaying close, letting others lean on you
  • 日bithe sun, the light of day
  • 道doyour own path, the one you walk on foot
a warm, steady name — for someone who stays close without stopping his own walk.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of telling what happened so the story stays alive, staying close and letting others lean on you, carrying with you the light of the sun, and walking a path that is your own.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 殿威毘導— the high roof and quiet authority, with the shoulder that holds
  • 出意日動— setting out and the will, with energy that never sits still
  • 伝唯美道— the story and what does not repeat, with everything well made
  • 殿偉日土— the high roof and a large stature, with the root set in the earth
  • 出威毘努— setting out and quiet authority, with the steady effort of every day
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iii 殿威毘導
de-i-bi-dothe high roof, quiet authority, the shoulder that holds, and the way opened
  • 殿dethe great hall of a noble house, the high roof
  • 威ithe authority that does not need to raise its voice
  • 毘biholding up, helping the other person hold on
  • 導doguiding and opening the way for others
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having the high roof of a noble house, the authority of someone who does not need to raise his voice, the shoulder others lean on, and opening the way for those coming behind.

choose this one
iv 出意日動
de-i-bi-dosetting out, the will, the sun, and drive that never stops
  • 出desetting out, the moment of departure
  • 意ithe will, what one decides to hold to
  • 日bithe sun, the light of day
  • 動dodrive, the energy that never sits still
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of setting out when the moment comes, holding to what you decided, carrying with you the light of the sun, and never sitting still.

choose this one
v 伝唯美道
de-i-bi-dothe story kept alive, what does not repeat, what is well made, and a path of your own
  • 伝detelling what happened, keeping the story alive
  • 唯iwhat is one of a kind, what does not repeat
  • 美bibeauty, what is well made
  • 道doyour own path, the one you walk on foot
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of telling what happened so the story stays alive, being one of a kind, making well whatever you make, and walking a path that is your own.

choose this one
vi 殿偉日土
de-i-bi-dothe high roof, a large stature, the sun, and the root in the earth
  • 殿dethe great hall of a noble house, the high roof
  • 偉ia large stature, what gets noticed
  • 日bithe sun, the light of day
  • 土dothe earth, the root that holds
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having the high roof of a noble house, the stature of someone who gets noticed, the light of the sun with you, and the root well set in the earth.

choose this one
vii 出威毘努
de-i-bi-dosetting out, quiet authority, the shoulder that holds, and the work of every day
  • 出desetting out, the moment of departure
  • 威ithe authority that does not need to raise its voice
  • 毘biholding up, helping the other person hold on
  • 努dothe steady effort of every day
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of setting out when the moment comes, leading without raising your voice, holding up whoever needs it, and not easing off the effort of every day.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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出偉日道
David
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出偉日道
David
Setting out when the moment comes, having the stature of someone who gets noticed, carrying with you the light of the sun, and walking a path that is your own.
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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 Davids, 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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30 USD — and there is no second copy.
x · for you, not for the name

Shall we choose your kanji together?

Everything above was chosen for the name David — the same for any David. 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.

出偉日道
David
T-shirt
出偉日道
Mug
出偉日道
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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千 · Japanese calligrapher · traveling the world · 2026