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Pal in Japanese

パル

Pal, when pronounced "pal", is パル (paru) in katakana.

p as in pena as in at, spal as in love
Shared by George Pal and others

Famous people with this spelling include Hungarian-American film director (1908—1980) George Pal (ジョージ・パル), Hungarian-American chess player Pal Benko (パル・ベンコ), and boxer Memphis Pal Moore (メンフィス・パル・ムーア).

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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

"Pal Family is My Life," "Pal 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.

Pal Family Is My Life
Pal Family Is My Life pal パル Pal in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pal Family Is My Life
Pal Family Is My Life pal ぱる Pal in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pal Family Bonds Are Forever
Pal Family Bonds Are Forever pal パル Pal in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pal Family Bonds Are Forever
Pal Family Bonds Are Forever pal ぱる Pal in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pal Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pal in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pal in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pal, when pronounced pal, is パル (paru) in katakana and ぱる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in pena as in at, spal as in love
Pal in Katakana (Vertical)
Pal katakana, vertical
Pal in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pal katakana, horizontal
Pal in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pal hiragana, vertical
Pal in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pal 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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