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Bradford in Japanese

ブラッドフォード

Bradford, when pronounced "braD-fohrd", is ブラッドフォード (buraddofōdo) in katakana.

b as in batr as in reda as in at, spaD as in dog, heldf as in funohr as in for, bornd as in dog
Shared by Jesse Bradford and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actor Jesse Bradford (ジェシー・ブラッドフォード), actor Bradford Dillman (ブラッドフォード・ディルマン), and baseball player Chad Bradford (チャド・ブラッドフォード). It's also the katakana spelling for actor, known for Codename 7700 – The Final Experiment Richard Bradford (リチャード・ブラッドフォード).

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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

"Bradford Family is My Life," "Bradford 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.

Bradford Family Is My Life
Bradford Family Is My Life braD-fohrd ブラッドフォード Bradford in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bradford Family Is My Life
Bradford Family Is My Life braD-fohrd ぶらっどほうど Bradford in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bradford Family Bonds Are Forever
Bradford Family Bonds Are Forever braD-fohrd ブラッドフォード Bradford in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Bradford Family Bonds Are Forever
Bradford Family Bonds Are Forever braD-fohrd ぶらっどほうど Bradford in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bradford Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bradford in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bradford in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bradford, when pronounced braD-fohrd, is ブラッドフォード (buraddofōdo) in katakana and ぶらっどほうど (buraddohoudo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batr as in reda as in at, spaD as in dog, heldf as in funohr as in for, bornd as in dog
Bradford in Katakana (Vertical)
Bradford katakana, vertical
Bradford in Katakana (Horizontal)
Bradford katakana, horizontal
Bradford in Hiragana (Vertical)
Bradford hiragana, vertical
Bradford in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Bradford 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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