What is Kanji?
Most people know that kanji are the characters used in Japanese writing.
But kanji are unlike any alphabet.
A letter represents only a sound.
A kanji carries both a sound and a meaning.
Why? Because kanji began as pictures.
The character 木 — meaning "tree" — began as a drawing of a tree, with roots reaching down and branches reaching up. Over centuries, it became a single brushstroke.
The character 口 — meaning "mouth" or "entrance" — began as a simple drawing of an open mouth.
This is why kanji are different.
Each character carries within it centuries of human experience — nature, philosophy, emotion — distilled into a single stroke.
And this is why a name in kanji is not a translation.
An alphabet name represents only how your name sounds.
A kanji name carries who you are.
Each character is chosen for its meaning — and together, they tell the story of your life.