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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Madhav in Japanese

マーダブ

Madhav, when pronounced "mA-dab", is マーダブ (mādabu) in katakana.

m as in manA as in spa, held longd as in doga as in at, spab as in bat
Shared by Madhav Gadgil

Famous people with this spelling include Indian ecologist, writer, environmental activist Madhav Gadgil (マーダブ・ガドギル).

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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

"Madhav Family is My Life," "Madhav 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.

Madhav Family Is My Life
Madhav Family Is My Life mA-dab マーダブ Madhav in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Madhav Family Is My Life
Madhav Family Is My Life mA-dab まあだぶ Madhav in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Madhav Family Bonds Are Forever
Madhav Family Bonds Are Forever mA-dab マーダブ Madhav in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Madhav Family Bonds Are Forever
Madhav Family Bonds Are Forever mA-dab まあだぶ Madhav in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Madhav Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Madhav in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Madhav in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Madhav, when pronounced mA-dab, is マーダブ (mādabu) in katakana and まあだぶ (maadabu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manA as in spa, held longd as in doga as in at, spab as in bat
Madhav in Katakana (Vertical)
Madhav katakana, vertical
Madhav in Katakana (Horizontal)
Madhav katakana, horizontal
Madhav in Hiragana (Vertical)
Madhav hiragana, vertical
Madhav in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Madhav 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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