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Uwe in Japanese

ウーヴェ

Uwe, when pronounced "wOO-ve", is ウーヴェ (ūve) in katakana.

wOO as in go, law, held longv as in verye as in bed
Shared by Uwe Boll and others

Famous people with this spelling include German filmmaker Uwe Boll (ウーヴェ・ボル), German footballer Uwe Seeler (ウーヴェ・ゼーラー), and German actor and singer Uwe Ochsenknecht (ウーヴェ・オクセンクネヒト). Other notable people include German writer Uwe Johnson (ウーヴェ・ヨーンゾン).

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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

"Uwe Family is My Life," "Uwe 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.

Uwe Family Is My Life
Uwe Family Is My Life wOO-ve ウーヴェ Uwe in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Uwe Family Is My Life
Uwe Family Is My Life wOO-ve ううべ Uwe in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Uwe Family Bonds Are Forever
Uwe Family Bonds Are Forever wOO-ve ウーヴェ Uwe in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Uwe Family Bonds Are Forever
Uwe Family Bonds Are Forever wOO-ve ううべ Uwe in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Uwe Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Uwe in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Uwe in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Uwe, when pronounced wOO-ve, is ウーヴェ (ūve) in katakana and ううべ (uube) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

wOO as in go, law, held longv as in verye as in bed
Uwe in Katakana (Vertical)
Uwe katakana, vertical
Uwe in Katakana (Horizontal)
Uwe katakana, horizontal
Uwe in Hiragana (Vertical)
Uwe hiragana, vertical
Uwe in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Uwe 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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