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i · the name
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Nathan

ネイサン
from Hebrew Natan — "he gave"
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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
嶺意讃
ne-i-san
the summit, the will, and praise
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iv · about kanji i

嶺意讃

  • 嶺nethe summit, the highest point of the range
  • 意ithe will, what one decides to hold to
  • 讃sanpraise, the voice that recognizes what you did
a high, steady name — for someone who climbs and gets recognized for it.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of reaching the highest point of the range, holding to what you decide with your will, and receiving the voice that recognizes what you did.

v · kanji ii
音唯山
ne-i-san
the sound that stays, what is one of a kind, and the mountain
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vi · about kanji ii

音唯山

  • 音nesound, the music that stays
  • 唯iwhat is one of a kind, what does not repeat
  • 山santhe mountain, what does not move
a resonant, steady name — for someone who stays in the memory.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of leaving behind a sound that stays, being one of a kind, and standing like a mountain that does not move.

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vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 嶺威燦— the summit and an authority that never raises its voice, with a sparkle of your own
  • 音偉讃— the sound that stays and a stature that gets noticed, with the praise of others
  • 嶺依三— the summit and staying close, with three strokes that hold each other up
  • 音意燦— the sound that stays and the will, with a sparkle of your own
  • 嶺唯賛— the summit and what does not repeat, with the applause of those around you
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iii 嶺威燦
ne-i-santhe summit, authority, and the sparkle
  • 嶺nethe summit, the highest point of the range
  • 威ithe authority that does not need to raise its voice
  • 燦santhe sparkle, the light that glitters
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of reaching the highest point of the range, commanding without raising your voice, and glittering with a light of your own.

choose this one
iv 音偉讃
ne-i-santhe sound that stays, a large stature, and praise
  • 音nesound, the music that stays
  • 偉ia large stature, what gets noticed
  • 讃sanpraise, the voice that recognizes what you did
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of leaving behind a sound that stays, having the stature of someone who gets noticed, and receiving the voice that recognizes what you did.

choose this one
v 嶺依三
ne-i-santhe summit, staying close, and the three that holds itself up
  • 嶺nethe summit, the highest point of the range
  • 依istaying close, letting others lean on you
  • 三santhree, three strokes that hold each other up
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of climbing to the summit, staying close and letting others lean on you, and holding yourself up like three strokes that brace each other.

choose this one
vi 音意燦
ne-i-santhe sound that stays, the will, and the sparkle
  • 音nesound, the music that stays
  • 意ithe will, what one decides to hold to
  • 燦santhe sparkle, the light that glitters
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of leaving behind a sound that stays, holding to what you decide with your will, and glittering with a light of your own.

choose this one
vii 嶺唯賛
ne-i-santhe summit, what is one of a kind, and acclaim
  • 嶺nethe summit, the highest point of the range
  • 唯iwhat is one of a kind, what does not repeat
  • 賛sanacclaim, the applause of those around you
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of reaching the summit of the range, being one of a kind, and earning the applause of those around you.

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viii · wallpaper
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Nathan
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嶺意讃
Nathan
Reaching the highest point of the range, holding to what you decide with your will, and receiving the voice that recognizes what you did.
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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 Nathans, 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.

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three pieces by the calligrapher · brush and ink on paper · none of them says your name yet
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x · for you, not for the name

Shall we choose your kanji together?

Everything above was chosen for the name Nathan — the same for any Nathan. 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.

嶺意讃
Nathan
T-shirt
嶺意讃
Mug
嶺意讃
Tote bag
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