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i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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Roy

ロイ
from Gaelic ruadh — "red, red-haired"
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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
路意
ro-i
the road, and the will
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iv · about kanji i

路意

  • 路rothe road, the route you travel
  • 意ithe will, what one decides to hold to
a steady name with a clear course — for someone who keeps walking and does not drift.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of traveling a road of your own, and holding to what you decide.

v · kanji ii
朗依
ro-i
a clear spirit, and a shoulder to lean on
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vi · about kanji ii

朗依

  • 朗roa clear spirit, a laugh that comes easily
  • 依istaying close, letting others lean on you
a bright, close name — for someone who lifts the room and then stays beside you.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying a clear spirit and an easy laugh, and letting others lean on you.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 呂唯— the note that holds the tone, and something that does not repeat
  • 郎偉— a young man's bearing, with a stature that gets noticed
  • 路威— the road, with an authority that never raises its voice
  • 朗意— a clear spirit, with the will to hold to it
  • 呂依— the note that holds the tone, with a shoulder always close by
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iii 呂唯
ro-ithe note that holds the tone, and what is one of a kind
  • 呂rothe beat, the note that holds the tone
  • 唯iwhat is one of a kind, what does not repeat
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding the tone like the note that keeps the beat, and being something that does not repeat.

choose this one
iv 郎偉
ro-ia young man's bearing, and a large stature
  • 郎rothe bearing of a young man, a fine figure
  • 偉ia large stature, what gets noticed
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying the bearing of a young man with a fine figure, and having a stature that gets noticed.

choose this one
v 路威
ro-ithe road, and quiet authority
  • 路rothe road, the route you travel
  • 威ithe authority that does not need to raise its voice
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of traveling a road of your own, and carrying an authority that does not need to raise its voice.

choose this one
vi 朗意
ro-ia clear spirit, and the will
  • 朗roa clear spirit, a laugh that comes easily
  • 意ithe will, what one decides to hold to
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying a clear spirit and an easy laugh, and holding to what you decide.

choose this one
vii 呂依
ro-ithe note that holds the tone, and a shoulder to lean on
  • 呂rothe beat, the note that holds the tone
  • 依istaying close, letting others lean on you
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of holding the tone like the note that keeps the beat, and letting others lean on you.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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路意
Roy
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路意
Roy
Traveling a road of your own, and holding to what you decide.
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It is not just a wallpaper — take the meaning with you too.

Choose the background, the lettering, whether to show your name or the meaning of your kanji — and download it ready for your lock screen or to share.

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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 Roys, 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 Roy — the same for any Roy. 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.

路意
Roy
T-shirt
路意
Mug
路意
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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千 · Japanese calligrapher · traveling the world · 2026