Verified pronunciation. Hand-brushed calligraphy by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase. Free.
Hand-brushed by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase. Japanese given names are traditionally written in hiragana, one of Japan's native scripts. Each character is an original work of calligraphy.
The most common pronunciation for A in the U.S. is aa as in at, spa that translates into Japanese as ア (a).
Modern katakana was extended to write foreign words and names more faithfully. A pronounced aa as in at, spa in katakana is ア read a. Hiragana あ offers a softer, flowing line.
These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name in Kana.
Aaアakatakana, vertical
Aaアakatakana, horizontal
Aaあahiragana, vertical
Aaあahiragana, horizontal
Name and Phrase
"A is My Love," "A is My Life," "A is My Soulmate" — each composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.
These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.
A Is My LifeaアA in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
A Is My LifeaあA in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
A Is My LoveaアA in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
A Is My LoveaあA in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
A Is My Soul MateaアA in katakana with the kanji for Soul Mate (tamashii no tomo) and a red eternity seal
A Is My Soul MateaあA in hiragana with the kanji for Soul Mate (tamashii no tomo) and a red eternity seal
Japanese names can also be written with kanji, where each character carries its own meaning. Many names have dozens of kanji renderings. Explore kanji for your name at our Japanese dictionary site to discover the meaning behind the characters.