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

キンバリー
from Old English Cyneburg lēah — "Cyneburg's clearing"; first a place, then a given name
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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
琴羽莉
kin-ba-ri
the koto, wings, and jasmine
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

琴羽莉

  • 琴kinthe koto, the long strings that sound when you pluck them
  • 羽bawings, being able to fly away
  • 莉rijasmine, the white flower with a strong scent
a name with music and scent — for someone who moves lightly and leaves a trace.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of sounding like the long strings of the koto, having wings to fly away, and the strong scent of white jasmine.

v · kanji ii
欣巴理
kin-ba-ri
gladness that shows, three parts that fit, and the reason of things
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vi · about kanji ii

欣巴理

  • 欣kinthe gladness that shows on the face
  • 巴bathe whirl of three parts that fit together
  • 理rithe reason of things, understanding how they work
a cheerful, clear-headed name — for someone who sets things in order without losing the smile.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying a gladness that shows on the face, making the parts fit like the whirl of three, and understanding how things work.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 錦波璃— brocade and the wave, with the glass that lets the light through
  • 琴芭律— the koto and the fresh green, at her own rhythm
  • 欣羽凛— gladness and wings, with the temper of holding together
  • 錦巴里— brocade and the warm place where people gather
  • 欣波莉— gladness and the wave, with the scent of jasmine
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iii 錦波璃
kin-ba-ribrocade, the wave, and colored glass
  • 錦kinbrocade, silk with threads of color woven into it
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
  • 璃ricolored glass, the jewel that lets the light through
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of the richness of brocade woven with threads of color, the energy of the wave that pushes, and the jewel of glass that lets the light through.

choose this one
iv 琴芭律
kin-ba-rithe koto, fresh foliage, and her own rhythm
  • 琴kinthe koto, the long strings that sound when you pluck them
  • 芭bafoliage opening out, a fresh and elegant green
  • 律riliving by their own rules and at their own rhythm
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of sounding like the long strings of the koto, opening out like fresh and elegant foliage, and living by your own rules and at your own rhythm.

choose this one
v 欣羽凛
kin-ba-rigladness that shows, wings, and temper
  • 欣kinthe gladness that shows on the face
  • 羽bawings, being able to fly away
  • 凛ritemper, holding together
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying a gladness that shows on the face, having wings to fly away, and the temper of holding together.

choose this one
vi 錦巴里
kin-ba-ribrocade, three parts that fit, and the warm village
  • 錦kinbrocade, silk with threads of color woven into it
  • 巴bathe whirl of three parts that fit together
  • 里rithe village, the warm place where people gather
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of the richness of brocade woven with threads of color, the three parts that fit together in a whirl, and the warm village where people gather.

choose this one
vii 欣波莉
kin-ba-rigladness that shows, the wave, and jasmine
  • 欣kinthe gladness that shows on the face
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
  • 莉rijasmine, the white flower with a strong scent
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying a gladness that shows on the face, the energy of the wave that pushes, and the strong scent of white jasmine.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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琴羽莉
Kimberly
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琴羽莉
Kimberly
Sounding like the long strings of the koto, having wings to fly away, and the strong scent of white jasmine.
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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 Kimberlys, 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 Kimberly — the same for any Kimberly. 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.

琴羽莉
Kimberly
T-shirt
琴羽莉
Mug
琴羽莉
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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