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Mako in Japanese

マコ

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

m as in mana as in at, spak as in kito as in go, Tom
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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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Mako Family is My Life," "Mako 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.

Mako Family Is My Life
Mako Family Is My Life ma-ko マコ Mako in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mako Family Is My Life
Mako Family Is My Life ma-ko まこ Mako in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mako Family Bonds Are Forever
Mako Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ko マコ Mako in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mako Family Bonds Are Forever
Mako Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ko まこ Mako in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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.

m as in mana as in at, spak as in kito as in go, Tom
Mako in Katakana (Vertical)
Mako katakana, vertical
Mako in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mako katakana, horizontal
Mako in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mako hiragana, vertical
Mako in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mako hiragana, horizontal

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