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 «Pedro»: 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 piling up years and craft, going out in front to open the way, and doing it with the clear spirit of someone who laughs easily.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping the peace around you, walking a path that is your own, and holding the beat without losing the tone.
Your name carries the meaning of writing your life the way someone writes a chapter, keeping up the effort day after day, and walking a long road.
Your name carries the meaning of reaching everywhere with what you do, moving with an energy that never goes out, and keeping the bearing of a young man.
Your name carries the meaning of piling up years and craft, keeping your root firm in the earth, and holding on to a clear spirit.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping the peace around you, going out in front to open the way, and walking a long road.
Your name carries the meaning of writing your life the way someone writes a chapter, walking a path that is your own, and holding the beat without losing the tone.
did you like it more than you expected?
☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Pedros, 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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