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 «Ivy»: 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.
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Your name carries the meaning of being surrounded by love, keeping your people warm like cloth that wraps, and holding a beauty of your own.
Your name carries the meaning of giving the calm of being safe, letting others lean on you, and carrying the light of day with you.
Your name carries the meaning of wearing a deep blue, not repeating yourself in anything, and leaving things well made.
Your name carries the meaning of putting color into what you touch, holding to what you decide, and coming out into full daylight.
Your name carries the meaning of weaving a pattern as fine as figured silk, letting others lean on you, and holding a beauty of your own.
Your name carries the meaning of caring for the people who appear on your way, being the only one there is of you, and carrying the light of day with you.
Your name carries the meaning of shining with the cleanness of crystal, wrapping your people in something warm, and leaving things well made.
did you like it more than you expected?
☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Ivys, 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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