Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Yoko in Japanese

ヨウコ

Yoko, when pronounced "you-ko", is ヨウコ (yōko) in katakana.

you as in sunk as in kito as in go, Tom

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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

"Yoko Family is My Life," "Yoko 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.

Yoko Family Is My Life
Yoko Family Is My Life you-ko ヨウコ Yoko in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yoko Family Is My Life
Yoko Family Is My Life you-ko ようこ Yoko in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yoko Family Bonds Are Forever
Yoko Family Bonds Are Forever you-ko ヨウコ Yoko in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Yoko Family Bonds Are Forever
Yoko Family Bonds Are Forever you-ko ようこ Yoko in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Yoko Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Yoko in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Yoko in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Yoko, when pronounced you-ko, is ヨウコ (yōko) in katakana and ようこ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

you as in sunk as in kito as in go, Tom
Yoko in Katakana (Vertical)
Yoko katakana, vertical
Yoko in Katakana (Horizontal)
Yoko katakana, horizontal
Yoko in Hiragana (Vertical)
Yoko hiragana, vertical
Yoko in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Yoko hiragana, horizontal

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