Mako in Japanese

マコ

Mako, when pronounced "ma-ko", is マコ (mako) in katakana.

Shared by Benjamin Mako Hill and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Debian hacker, intellectual property researcher, activist and author Benjamin Mako Hill (ベンジャミン・マコ・ヒル) and tennis player Gene Mako (ジーン・マコ).

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Mako Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Mako Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Mako Is My Life ma-ko マコ Mako in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Mako Is My Life ma-ko まこ Mako in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Mako Is My Love ma-ko マコ Mako in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Mako Is My Love ma-ko まこ Mako in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Mako Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Mako in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Mako in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Mako, when pronounced ma-ko, is マコ (mako) in katakana and まこ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Mako katakana, vertical

Mako katakana, horizontal

Mako hiragana, vertical

Mako hiragana, horizontal

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