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Franky in Japanese

フランキー

Franky, when pronounced "fran-kI", is フランキー (furankī) in katakana.

f as in funr as in reda as in at, span as in nok as in kitI as in ski, held long
Shared by Franky Zapata and others

Famous people with this spelling include French jetski racer Franky Zapata (フランキー・ザパタ), Belgian footballer Franky Van der Elst (フランキー・ヴァン・デル・エルスト), and Belgian footballer Franky Vercauteren (フランキー・ベルコーテレン).

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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

"Franky Family is My Life," "Franky 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.

Franky Family Is My Life
Franky Family Is My Life fran-kI フランキー Franky in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Franky Family Is My Life
Franky Family Is My Life fran-kI ふらんきい Franky in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Franky Family Bonds Are Forever
Franky Family Bonds Are Forever fran-kI フランキー Franky in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Franky Family Bonds Are Forever
Franky Family Bonds Are Forever fran-kI ふらんきい Franky in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Franky Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Franky in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Franky in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Franky, when pronounced fran-kI, is フランキー (furankī) in katakana and ふらんきい (furankii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funr as in reda as in at, span as in nok as in kitI as in ski, held long
Franky in Katakana (Vertical)
Franky katakana, vertical
Franky in Katakana (Horizontal)
Franky katakana, horizontal
Franky in Hiragana (Vertical)
Franky hiragana, vertical
Franky in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Franky 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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