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i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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Eric

エリック
from Old Norse Eiríkr — "the one who rules alone"
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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
英理久
e-ri-ku
a hero's temper, reason, and what lasts
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

英理久

  • 英ethe temper of a hero, what stands out
  • 理rithe reason of things, understanding how they work
  • 久kuwhat lasts, what does not run out
a firm, clear-headed name — for someone who understands and holds on.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding a hero's temper, understanding the reason of things, and making it last over time.

v · kanji ii
瑛律空
e-ri-ku
crystal, a rhythm of his own, and the open sky
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vi · about kanji ii

瑛律空

  • 瑛ethe transparent shine of crystal
  • 律riliving by their own rules and at their own rhythm
  • 空kuthe open sky, the size of what fits inside
a clear, free name — for someone who keeps his own time without asking.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of shining with the clarity of crystal, living by your own rules and at your own rhythm, and having an open sky ahead of you.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 栄利駆— prosperity and a quick mind, at full run
  • 映凛玖— standing out and holding your temper, with a black stone
  • 縁理雲— the meeting and reason, with clouds that go their own way
  • 恵律久— the open hand and your own rhythm, held over time
  • 笑利空— always with a smile, with a quick mind and sky to spare
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iii 栄利駆
e-ri-kuprosperity, a quick mind, and the run
  • 栄eprospering, having what is yours flourish
  • 利rithe edge of a quick mind
  • 駆kurunning at full speed, the push forward
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of seeing what you start prosper, solving things with a quick mind, and setting off at a run when it is called for.

choose this one
iv 映凛玖
e-ri-kustanding out, temper, and the black stone
  • 映estanding out, looking right wherever you are
  • 凛ritemper, holding together
  • 玖kuthe polished black stone, a quiet shine
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of standing out wherever you are, holding your temper when it gets hard, and keeping the quiet shine of a black stone.

choose this one
v 縁理雲
e-ri-kuthe meeting, reason, and free clouds
  • 縁ethe encounter, the tie that appears
  • 理rithe reason of things, understanding how they work
  • 雲kuclouds, going their own way across the sky
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of caring for the meetings life brings you, understanding the reason of things, and going your own way like the clouds do.

choose this one
vi 恵律久
e-ri-kuthe open hand, a rhythm of his own, and what lasts
  • 恵egiving, sharing out what you have
  • 律riliving by their own rules and at their own rhythm
  • 久kuwhat lasts, what does not run out
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of sharing what you have, living at your own rhythm, and holding it year after year.

choose this one
vii 笑利空
e-ri-kuthe smile, a quick mind, and the open sky
  • 笑ethe smile, always there
  • 利rithe edge of a quick mind
  • 空kuthe open sky, the size of what fits inside
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of smiling always, solving things with a quick mind, and having an open sky ahead of you.

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viii · wallpaper
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英理久
Eric
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英理久
Eric
Holding a hero's temper, understanding the reason of things, and making it last over time.
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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 Erics, 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 Eric — the same for any Eric. 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.

英理久
Eric
T-shirt
英理久
Mug
英理久
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