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i · the name
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Stella

ステラ
from Latin stella — "the star"
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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
澄照良
su-te-ra
clear water, light, and what is good
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

澄照良

  • 澄suclear water, what can be seen to the bottom
  • 照telighting up, putting light on what is near
  • 良rawhat is good, a life well lived
a clean, luminous name — for someone who lights up what is beside her.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of keeping the cleanness of clear water, putting light on what is near you, and living a good life.

v · kanji ii
珠天来
su-te-ra
the pearl, the whole sky, and what is coming
see what it means
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vi · about kanji ii

珠天来

  • 珠suthe pearl, the round shine that forms slowly
  • 天tethe whole sky, what is above everything
  • 来rawhat is coming, the future drawing near
a calm, open name — for someone who waits for what is coming without rushing it.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of forming slowly the way a pearl forms, opening to the whole sky, and receiving the future that draws near.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 翠照蘭— the calm green of jade, with the elegant line of the orchid
  • 寿天楽— the celebration, under the whole sky
  • 珠帝羅— the pearl and the bearing from above, over fine silk
  • 澄哲来— clear water, with a head that turns things over until they are understood
  • 翠帝楽— the calm green of jade, with the bearing from above
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iii 翠照蘭
su-te-rathe green of jade, light, and the orchid
  • 翠suthe calm green of jade
  • 照telighting up, putting light on what is near
  • 蘭rathe orchid, the flower with an elegant line
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of keeping the calm green of jade, putting light on what is near you, and holding the elegant line of the orchid.

choose this one
iv 寿天楽
su-te-rathe celebration, the whole sky, and joy
  • 寿suthe celebration, the years that add up
  • 天tethe whole sky, what is above everything
  • 楽rathe taste for living, joy
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of celebrating the years that add up, opening to the whole sky, and keeping the taste for living.

choose this one
v 珠帝羅
su-te-rathe pearl, the bearing from above, and fine silk
  • 珠suthe pearl, the round shine that forms slowly
  • 帝tethe height of the one in charge, the bearing from above
  • 羅rafine silk, the cloth that falls with elegance
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of forming slowly the way a pearl forms, carrying the bearing of the one in charge, and falling with the elegance of fine silk.

choose this one
vi 澄哲来
su-te-raclear water, deep thinking, and what is coming
  • 澄suclear water, what can be seen to the bottom
  • 哲tethinking deeply, turning it over until it is understood
  • 来rawhat is coming, the future drawing near
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of keeping the cleanness of clear water, thinking deeply until you understand, and receiving the future that draws near.

choose this one
vii 翠帝楽
su-te-rathe green of jade, the bearing from above, and joy
  • 翠suthe calm green of jade
  • 帝tethe height of the one in charge, the bearing from above
  • 楽rathe taste for living, joy
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of keeping the calm green of jade, carrying the bearing of the one in charge, and keeping the taste for living.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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澄照良
Stella
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澄照良
Stella
Keeping the cleanness of clear water, putting light on what is near you, and living a good life.
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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 Stellas, 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 Stella — the same for any Stella. 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.

澄照良
Stella
T-shirt
澄照良
Mug
澄照良
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