Round curves. Only one possible form.
Straight strokes. Also a single form — this is how Japan writes names from abroad.
Thousands of characters, each one with its own meaning. Many of them are read «Fernando»: none of them is the correct one.
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.
Is it for a tattoo? Read this first →
Your name carries the meaning of carrying with you an air of your own that other people recognize, keeping the bright blue of the sea, growing firm like the tree that stands up to the passing years, and following a path that is your own.
Your name carries the meaning of moving forward step by step without skipping anything, moving through life with ease and grace, carrying with you the warmth of the southern sun, and opening the way for the ones who come behind.
Your name carries the meaning of carrying with you the burning color of the maple in autumn, keeping the calm blue shine of a gem, holding a calm that nothing disturbs, and following a path that is your own.
Your name carries the meaning of having an abundant and generous life, keeping the bright blue of the sea, growing firm like the tree that holds through the years, and keeping your feet on the ground that holds you up.
Your name carries the meaning of playing a melody of your own the way you blow into a flute, moving with ease and grace, carrying the warmth of the southern sun, and never staying still.
Your name carries the meaning of carrying with you an air of your own, keeping the calm blue shine of a gem, holding a calm that nothing disturbs, and keeping up the steady effort of every day.
Your name carries the meaning of carrying with you the burning color of the maple, keeping the bright blue of the sea, sharing around the warmth of the southern sun, and opening the way for the ones who come behind.
did you like it more than you expected?
☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Fernandos, 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.



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