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i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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Selena

セレナ
from Greek selḗnē — "the moon"
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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
星礼奈
se-re-na
the star that gives bearing, courtesy, and the fruit that ripens
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iv · about kanji i

星礼奈

  • 星sethe star, the light that gives bearing
  • 礼recourtesy, treating well whoever is in front of you
  • 奈nathe fruit that ripens on the tree
an attentive, fruitful name — for someone who gives other people their bearing and gathers what they tend.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of taking bearing from the star, treating well whoever is in front of you, and watching the fruit ripen on the tree.

v · kanji ii
晴玲菜
se-re-na
a clear sky, the sound of a jewel, and a field in bloom
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vi · about kanji ii

晴玲菜

  • 晴sethe sky that clears, a clear spirit
  • 玲rethe clear sound of a jewel when it is touched
  • 菜nathe yellow flower that covers the field in spring
a clear, bright name — for someone who clears the day for other people.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of clearing the sky and the spirit, sounding clear like a jewel when it is touched, and covering the field with the yellow of spring.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 世麗渚— the whole world and a beauty you can see from far off, from the shore
  • 清澪夏— transparent water and an open channel, under the summer sun
  • 声麗凪— a voice of your own and a beauty seen from far off, over calm water
  • 晴令那— a clear spirit and a purpose with nothing hidden in it, with what is beautiful and plentiful
  • 星伶撫— the star that gives bearing and a talent for art, with a gentle hand
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iii 世麗渚
se-re-nathe whole world, a beauty seen from far off, and the shore
  • 世sethe whole world, going out into it
  • 麗rethe beauty you can see from far off
  • 渚nathe shore, where the wave reaches the sand
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of going out into the whole world, carrying a beauty you can see from far off, and coming back to the shore where the wave reaches the sand.

choose this one
iv 清澪夏
se-re-natransparent water, the open channel, and the summer sun
  • 清sewhat is clean and clear, transparent water
  • 澪rethe channel opened for other people to pass through
  • 夏nathe summer sun, the thick green
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of staying clean and clear like transparent water, opening the channel for other people to pass through, and doing it under the summer sun and its thick green.

choose this one
v 声麗凪
se-re-naa voice of your own, a beauty seen from far off, and water gone calm
  • 声sethe voice, a sound of your own
  • 麗rethe beauty you can see from far off
  • 凪nathe wind stopping, the water gone calm
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of bringing out a voice of your own, shining with a beauty you can see from far off, and leaving the wind stopped and the water calm.

choose this one
vi 晴令那
se-re-naa clear spirit, a purpose with nothing hidden, and what is beautiful and plentiful
  • 晴sethe sky that clears, a clear spirit
  • 令rewhat is clean, a purpose with nothing hidden in it
  • 那nawhat is beautiful and plentiful
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of clearing the day and the spirit, holding to a purpose with nothing hidden in it, and filling up with what is beautiful and plentiful.

choose this one
vii 星伶撫
se-re-nathe star, a talent for art, and the caress
  • 星sethe star, the light that gives bearing
  • 伶rea talent for art, the one who plays and makes people listen
  • 撫nathe caress, touching gently
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of following the light of the star, playing and making other people listen, and handling what you hold with the softness of a caress.

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viii · wallpaper
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星礼奈
Selena
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星礼奈
Selena
Taking bearing from the star, treating well whoever is in front of you, and watching the fruit ripen on the tree.
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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 Selenas, 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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x · for you, not for the name

Shall we choose your kanji together?

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

星礼奈
Selena
T-shirt
星礼奈
Mug
星礼奈
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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