Kaigen

Mustard - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.

Tiny Trash - Small things often hold great importance; attention to detail matters. May your child appreciate small blessings and attend to fine details.

Something Small - Small things are often the most precious; simplicity and humility have their own greatness. May your child appreciate the small things, finding great meaning in simple moments.

Black - Black represents formality, mystery, and the profound depths of the unknown. May your child have black's dignity, comfortable with mystery and the unknown.

Profound - Depth represents profundity, thorough understanding, and solid foundation. May your child develop depth of character and understanding.

Distant - Distance represents perspective, longing, and far-reaching vision. May your child see distant goals clearly and work toward them.

Deep, Mysterious - Depth represents profound understanding, emotional richness, and wisdom beyond the surface. May your child have depth of character, understanding life's profound truths.

Heaven - Heaven represents the celestial realm where ancestors watch over the living, and the source of all blessings. May your child live under heaven's protection, guided by ancestral wisdom and divine grace.

North - North represents guidance, direction, and unwavering steadfastness. May your child be a north star to others, providing guidance and direction.

Sea - The sea symbolizes vastness, depth of character, and the acceptance of all things. May your child possess the ocean's depth and vastness, embracing life with boundless capacity.

Ocean - The ocean represents infinite possibilities, mystery, and the connection of all lands. May your child have the ocean's expansive heart, connecting with all people across all boundaries.

Gathering Place - Place represents belonging, position, and having a proper location in the world. May your child find their place in the world, where they belong and can flourish.

Lake or Pond - Ponds represent tranquility, reflection, and the cultivation of inner peace. May your child find stillness like a pond, reflecting wisdom from peaceful contemplation.

Wide and Large - Width represents breadth of understanding, inclusiveness, and comprehensive vision. May your child have wide understanding, inclusive and comprehensive in their view.

String - Tools extend our abilities and enable us to create. May your child use the right tools wisely for good purposes.

Bowstring - Bowstring represents active engagement and purposeful effort. May your child engage in bowstring with purpose and skill.

Chord - Circles represent wholeness, cycles, and completeness. May your child experience life's full circle with grace.

Half Moon - The moon symbolizes elegance, tranquility, and the beauty of impermanence in Japanese aesthetics. May your child possess the moon's gentle beauty, illuminating the darkness with quiet grace.

Hypotenuse - Length represents endurance, reach, and sustained effort. May your child have the endurance to see things through to completion.