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

Kevin

ケビン
from Irish Caoimhín — "gentle, beloved"
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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
圭敏
ke-bin
polished jade, a quick wit
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

圭敏

  • 圭kewhite polished jade, the piece without a flaw
  • 敏bina quick wit, reacting before anyone else
a clean, wide-awake name — for someone who thinks fast and plays fair.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of keeping the cleanness of white polished jade, and answering with a quick wit before anyone else does.

v · kanji ii
恵敏
ke-bin
the hand that shares, a quick wit
see what it means
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vi · about kanji ii

恵敏

  • 恵kegiving, sharing out what you have
  • 敏bina quick wit, reacting before anyone else
a generous, wide-awake name — for someone who gives first and thinks fast.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of sharing what you have without keeping count, and answering with a quick wit before anyone else does.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 慶旻— the celebration, under the clear sky of autumn
  • 景敏— the view that opens up, with a quick wit
  • 桂旻— the laurel of those who win, under the autumn sky
  • 啓敏— the door that opens, with a quick wit
  • 気旻— the breath that does not go out, under the autumn sky
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iii 慶旻
ke-binthe celebration, an autumn sky
  • 慶kethe celebration, the good news
  • 旻binthe clear autumn sky, the blue that opens up high
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of bringing with you the good news that gets celebrated, and opening the high blue of the autumn sky over everyone.

choose this one
iv 景敏
ke-binthe view that opens up, a quick wit
  • 景kethe view, what opens up ahead
  • 敏bina quick wit, reacting before anyone else
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of opening a wide view ahead of you, and answering with a quick wit before anyone else does.

choose this one
v 桂旻
ke-binthe laurel, an autumn sky
  • 桂kethe laurel, the tree of those who win
  • 旻binthe clear autumn sky, the blue that opens up high
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of wearing the laurel from the tree that crowns those who win, and breathing the high blue of the autumn sky.

choose this one
vi 啓敏
ke-binthe door that opens, a quick wit
  • 啓keopening what was closed, taking the first step
  • 敏bina quick wit, reacting before anyone else
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of opening what was closed and taking the first step, and answering with a quick wit before anyone else does.

choose this one
vii 気旻
ke-binliving breath, an autumn sky
  • 気kebreath, the energy of being alive
  • 旻binthe clear autumn sky, the blue that opens up high
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying inside a breath that does not go out, and breathing the high blue of the autumn sky.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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圭敏
Kevin
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圭敏
Kevin
Keeping the cleanness of white polished jade, and answering with a quick wit before anyone else 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 Kevins, 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
I want mine, written by hand →
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 Kevin — the same for any Kevin. 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.

圭敏
Kevin
T-shirt
圭敏
Mug
圭敏
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