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 «Leon»: 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 understanding the reason of things, and giving warmth to the people around you.
Your name carries the meaning of living by your own rules and at your own rhythm, and leaving behind music that stays.
Your name carries the meaning of having the edge of a quick mind, and carrying inside the peace that does not get shaken.
Your name carries the meaning of understanding the reason of things, and never forgetting the good you were given.
Your name carries the meaning of living by your own rules and at your own rhythm, and holding to them with a gentle manner.
Your name carries the meaning of having the edge of a quick mind, and leaving behind a sound that stays.
Your name carries the meaning of understanding the reason of things, and carrying inside a peace that does not get shaken.
did you like it more than you expected?
☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Leons, 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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