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i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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Derek

デレク
from Germanic Theodoric — "ruler of the people"
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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
伝礼久
de-re-ku
the story told, courtesy, and what lasts
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iv · about kanji i

伝礼久

  • 伝detelling what happened, keeping the story alive
  • 礼recourtesy, treating well whoever is in front of you
  • 久kuwhat lasts, what does not run out
a courteous, lasting name — for someone who looks after how people are treated and keeps it up over the years.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of telling what happened so the story stays alive, treating well whoever is in front of you, and making it last over time.

v · kanji ii
出令空
de-re-ku
setting out, a clean purpose, and the open sky
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vi · about kanji ii

出令空

  • 出desetting out, the moment of departure
  • 令rewhat is clean, a purpose with nothing hidden in it
  • 空kuthe open sky, the size of what fits inside
a clean, open name — for someone who leaves with everything out in the open.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of setting out when the moment to leave arrives, carrying a purpose with nothing hidden in it, and having an open sky ahead.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 殿玲駆— the great hall and the jewel that rings clear, at full run
  • 出伶玖— setting out and a talent for art, with a quiet shine
  • 伝玲雲— the story told and the jewel that rings clear, going your own way
  • 殿礼久— the great hall and courtesy, with what lasts over time
  • 出令駆— setting out and a clean purpose, at full run
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iii 殿玲駆
de-re-kuthe great hall, the jewel that rings clear, and the run
  • 殿dethe great hall of a noble house, the high roof
  • 玲rethe clear sound of a jewel when it is touched
  • 駆kurunning at full speed, the push forward
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having the high roof of a great hall, ringing clear like a jewel when it is touched, and setting off at full speed.

choose this one
iv 出伶玖
de-re-kusetting out, a talent for art, and the black stone
  • 出desetting out, the moment of departure
  • 伶rea talent for art, the one who plays and makes people listen
  • 玖kuthe polished black stone, a quiet shine
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of setting out when the moment arrives, playing and making people listen, and keeping the quiet shine of a polished black stone.

choose this one
v 伝玲雲
de-re-kuthe story told, the jewel that rings clear, and the clouds
  • 伝detelling what happened, keeping the story alive
  • 玲rethe clear sound of a jewel when it is touched
  • 雲kuclouds, going their own way across the sky
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of telling what happened so the story stays alive, ringing clear like a jewel when it is touched, and going your own way across the sky like the clouds.

choose this one
vi 殿礼久
de-re-kuthe great hall, courtesy, and what lasts
  • 殿dethe great hall of a noble house, the high roof
  • 礼recourtesy, treating well whoever is in front of you
  • 久kuwhat lasts, what does not run out
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having the high roof of a great hall, treating well whoever is in front of you, and making it last over time.

choose this one
vii 出令駆
de-re-kusetting out, a clean purpose, and the run
  • 出desetting out, the moment of departure
  • 令rewhat is clean, a purpose with nothing hidden in it
  • 駆kurunning at full speed, the push forward
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of getting on the road when the moment to leave arrives, carrying a purpose with nothing hidden in it, and setting off at full speed.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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伝礼久
Derek
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伝礼久
Derek
Telling what happened so the story stays alive, treating well whoever is in front of you, and making it last over time.
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It is not just a wallpaper — take the meaning with you too.

Choose the background, the lettering, whether to show your name or the meaning of your kanji — and download it ready for your lock screen or to share.

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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 Dereks, 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 Derek — the same for any Derek. 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.

伝礼久
Derek
T-shirt
伝礼久
Mug
伝礼久
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