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

カレン
from Greek katharós — "pure"
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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
花蓮
ka-ren
the flower, and the lotus that comes up clean
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iv · about kanji i

花蓮

  • 花kaa beauty that draws people in
  • 蓮renthe lotus, which comes up clean out of muddy water
a floral, clean name — for someone who does not take on what surrounds her.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of opening the way a flower opens, and coming up clean out of muddy water the way the lotus does.

v · kanji ii
香恋
ka-ren
the scent, and loving
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vi · about kanji ii

香恋

  • 香kathe perfume that stays behind as you pass
  • 恋renloving, what moves the chest
a scented, warm name — for someone who loves hard and leaves a mark.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of leaving behind a scent people recognize, and loving with everything you have.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 華蓮— a splendid shine, with the cleanness of the lotus
  • 佳恋— what is good and beautiful, with loving up front
  • 歌蓮— the song, with the cleanness of the lotus
  • 架恋— the bridge between people, with loving up front
  • 花恋— the flower, with loving up front
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iii 華蓮
ka-rena splendid shine, and the lotus
  • 華kaa radiant, splendid brilliance
  • 蓮renthe lotus, which comes up clean out of muddy water
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of shining with a splendid brightness, and coming up clean out of muddy water the way the lotus does.

choose this one
iv 佳恋
ka-renwhat is good and beautiful, and loving
  • 佳kagoodness and beauty brought together
  • 恋renloving, what moves the chest
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of bringing together goodness and beauty, and loving with everything you have.

choose this one
v 歌蓮
ka-renthe song, and the lotus
  • 歌kasong, the voice that sings
  • 蓮renthe lotus, which comes up clean out of muddy water
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of letting what is yours come out sung, and coming up clean out of muddy water the way the lotus does.

choose this one
vi 架恋
ka-renthe bridge, and loving
  • 架kabuilding a bridge between people
  • 恋renloving, what moves the chest
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of building a bridge between people, and loving with everything you have.

choose this one
vii 花恋
ka-renthe flower, and loving
  • 花kaa beauty that draws people in
  • 恋renloving, what moves the chest
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of opening the way a flower opens, and loving with everything you have.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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花蓮
Karen
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花蓮
Karen
Opening the way a flower opens, and coming up clean out of muddy water the way the lotus does.
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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 Karens, 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 Karen — the same for any Karen. 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.

花蓮
Karen
T-shirt
花蓮
Mug
花蓮
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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