Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gail in Japanese

ゲイル

Gail, when pronounced "gayl", is ゲイル (geiru) in katakana.

g as in goay as in dayl as in love
Shared by Gail O'Grady and others

Notable people using this translation include actress Gail O'Grady (ゲイル・オグレイディ), comic book writer Gail Simone (ゲイル・シモーン), and United States Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen (ゲイル・ハルボーセン). It's also the katakana spelling for inventor Gail Borden (ゲイル・ボーデン).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Gail Family is My Life," "Gail Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Gail Family Is My Life
Gail Family Is My Life gayl ゲイル Gail in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gail Family Is My Life
Gail Family Is My Life gayl げいる Gail in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gail Family Bonds Are Forever
Gail Family Bonds Are Forever gayl ゲイル Gail in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gail Family Bonds Are Forever
Gail Family Bonds Are Forever gayl げいる Gail in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gail Japanese Tattoo Designs

Gail in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Gail in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gail in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gail, when pronounced gayl, is ゲイル (geiru) in katakana and げいる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goay as in dayl as in love
Gail in Katakana (Vertical)
Gail katakana, vertical
Gail in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gail katakana, horizontal
Gail in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gail hiragana, vertical
Gail in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gail hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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