Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Joe in Japanese

ジョー

Joe, when pronounced "jO", is ジョー (jō) in katakana.

j as in jumpO as in go, law, held long
Shared by Joe Keery and others

Well-known people with this spelling include actor and musician Joe Keery (ジョー・キーリー), football player Joe Flacco (ジョー・フラッコ), and Academy Award-winning actor Joe Pesci (ジョー・ペシ). This is also the spelling used by rock musician Billie Joe Armstrong (ビリー・ジョー・アームストロング).

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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

"Joe Family is My Life," "Joe 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.

Joe Family Is My Life
Joe Family Is My Life jO ジョー Joe in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Joe Family Is My Life
Joe Family Is My Life jO じょう Joe in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Joe Family Bonds Are Forever
Joe Family Bonds Are Forever jO ジョー Joe in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Joe Family Bonds Are Forever
Joe Family Bonds Are Forever jO じょう Joe in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Joe Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Joe in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Joe in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Joe, when pronounced jO, is ジョー (jō) in katakana and じょう (jou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpO as in go, law, held long
Joe in Katakana (Vertical)
Joe katakana, vertical
Joe in Katakana (Horizontal)
Joe katakana, horizontal
Joe in Hiragana (Vertical)
Joe hiragana, vertical
Joe in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Joe 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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