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i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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Douglas

ダグラス
from Scottish Gaelic dubh glas — "dark stream"
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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
大駆良寿
da-gu-ra-su
a generous presence, running at full speed, a life well lived, and the celebration
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iv · about kanji i

大駆良寿

  • 大dawhat is large, a generous presence
  • 駆gurunning at full speed, the push forward
  • 良rawhat is good, a life well lived
  • 寿suthe celebration, the years that add up
a large, live name — for someone who holds nothing back and celebrates it.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having a large and generous presence, running at full speed when it is needed, living well the life you get, and celebrating the years that add up.

v · kanji ii
舵宮来粋
da-gu-ra-su
the helm, the palace, the future drawing near, and refined taste
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vi · about kanji ii

舵宮来粋

  • 舵dathe helm, the hand that sets the course
  • 宮guthe palace, the place that commands respect
  • 来rawhat is coming, the future drawing near
  • 粋surefined taste, elegance with no ornament
a steady, elegant name — for someone who sets the course without raising a voice.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding the helm with a steady hand, commanding respect the way a palace does, going out to meet the future as it draws near, and carrying a refined taste with no ornament.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 汰弓楽崇— a clean choice and the drawn bow, with a taste for living
  • 舵駆嵐主— the helm and running at full speed, with the energy of a storm
  • 大駆来崇— a generous presence and running at full speed, with the future straight ahead
  • 汰弓良主— a clean choice and the drawn bow, with a life well lived
  • 舵宮楽寿— the helm and the palace, with a taste for living
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iii 汰弓楽崇
da-gu-ra-sua clean choice, the drawn bow, the taste for living, and what you look up to
  • 汰dawashing and keeping only what is worth keeping
  • 弓guthe drawn bow, the curve that holds its force
  • 楽rathe taste for living, joy
  • 崇suwhat is high and noble, what you look up to
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of keeping only what is worth keeping, holding force the way a drawn bow does, keeping the taste for living, and looking up to what is high and noble.

choose this one
iv 舵駆嵐主
da-gu-ra-suthe helm, running at full speed, the storm, and the center
  • 舵dathe helm, the hand that sets the course
  • 駆gurunning at full speed, the push forward
  • 嵐rathe live energy of a storm
  • 主suthe center, the one who holds the house together
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding the helm with a steady hand, running at full speed, moving with the live energy of a storm, and holding the center of what is yours.

choose this one
v 大駆来崇
da-gu-ra-sua generous presence, running at full speed, the future drawing near, and what you look up to
  • 大dawhat is large, a generous presence
  • 駆gurunning at full speed, the push forward
  • 来rawhat is coming, the future drawing near
  • 崇suwhat is high and noble, what you look up to
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having a large and generous presence, running at full speed, going out to meet the future as it draws near, and looking up to what is high and noble.

choose this one
vi 汰弓良主
da-gu-ra-sua clean choice, the drawn bow, a life well lived, and the center
  • 汰dawashing and keeping only what is worth keeping
  • 弓guthe drawn bow, the curve that holds its force
  • 良rawhat is good, a life well lived
  • 主suthe center, the one who holds the house together
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of keeping only what is worth keeping, holding force the way a drawn bow does, living well the life you get, and holding the center of what is yours.

choose this one
vii 舵宮楽寿
da-gu-ra-suthe helm, the palace, the taste for living, and the celebration
  • 舵dathe helm, the hand that sets the course
  • 宮guthe palace, the place that commands respect
  • 楽rathe taste for living, joy
  • 寿suthe celebration, the years that add up
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding the helm with a steady hand, commanding respect the way a palace does, keeping the taste for living, and celebrating the years that add up.

choose this one
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大駆良寿
Douglas
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大駆良寿
Douglas
Having a large and generous presence, running at full speed when it is needed, living well the life you get, and celebrating the years that add up.
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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 Douglases, 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 Douglas — the same for any Douglas. 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.

大駆良寿
Douglas
T-shirt
大駆良寿
Mug
大駆良寿
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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