names · 漢字 — cinema ES your wallpaper ↓
i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
presents

Gina

ジーナ
which one is you? ji-na hi-na
a short form of Regina and Luigina; from Latin regina — "queen"
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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
慈菜
ji-na
a deep warmth, a field in bloom
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

慈菜

  • 慈jia deep warmth, treating the other person well
  • 菜nathe yellow flower that covers the field in spring
a warm, bright name — for someone who leaves a place kinder than they found it.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of treating the other person well with a deep warmth, and covering the field with the yellow of the spring flowers.

v · kanji ii
時奈
ji-na
the instant that never comes back, years that bear fruit
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vi · about kanji ii

時奈

  • 時jithe instant that never comes back
  • 奈nathe fruit that ripens on the tree
an attentive, fruitful name — for someone who takes the instant and lets the rest ripen.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding on to the instant that never comes back, and watching the fruit ripen on the tree.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 時渚— the instant that never comes back, on the shore where the wave breaks
  • 慈波— a deep warmth, with the energy of the wave
  • 時凪— the instant that never comes back, with the wind stopped
  • 慈夏— a deep warmth, under the summer sun
  • 時那— the instant that never comes back, with what is beautiful and plentiful
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iii 時渚
ji-nathe instant that never comes back, the shore of the sea
  • 時jithe instant that never comes back
  • 渚nathe shore, where the wave reaches the sand
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of recognizing the instant that never comes back, and keeping it on the shore where the wave reaches the sand.

choose this one
iv 慈波
ji-naa deep warmth, the wave that pushes
  • 慈jia deep warmth, treating the other person well
  • 波nathe wave, the energy that pushes
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying a deep warmth inside, and pushing forward with the energy of the wave.

choose this one
v 時凪
ji-nathe instant that never comes back, water gone calm
  • 時jithe instant that never comes back
  • 凪nathe wind stopping, the water gone calm
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding the instant that never comes back, and leaving the wind stopped and the water calm.

choose this one
vi 慈夏
ji-naa deep warmth, the summer sun
  • 慈jia deep warmth, treating the other person well
  • 夏nathe summer sun, the thick green
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of loving the other person with a deep warmth, and carrying it under the summer sun and its thick green.

choose this one
vii 時那
ji-nathe instant that never comes back, what is beautiful and plentiful
  • 時jithe instant that never comes back
  • 那nawhat is beautiful and plentiful
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of catching the instant that never comes back, and filling it with what is beautiful and plentiful.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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慈菜
Gina
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慈菜
Gina
Treating the other person well with a deep warmth, and covering the field with the yellow of the spring flowers.
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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 Ginas, 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 Gina — the same for any Gina. 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.

慈菜
Gina
T-shirt
慈菜
Mug
慈菜
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