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 «Luis»: 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 carrying with you the bright blue of the sea, having the stature of someone who gets noticed, and letting the years bring celebration with them.
Your name carries the meaning of moving through life with ease and grace, holding to what you set out to do, and doing all of it with good taste.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping the blue of lapis lazuli, being the only one there is like you, and earning the respect of others.
Your name carries the meaning of carrying with you the bright blue of the sea, having the authority of someone who does not need to raise his voice, and the bearing of a king.
Your name carries the meaning of moving through life with ease and grace, letting others lean on you, and letting the years bring celebration with them.
Your name carries the meaning of carrying with you the bright blue of the sea, holding to what you set out to do, and doing all of it with good taste.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping the blue of lapis lazuli, having the stature of someone who gets noticed, and taking your place at the center.
did you like it more than you expected?
☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Luises, 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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