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Cal in Japanese

カル

Cal, when pronounced "kal", is カル (karu) in katakana.

k as in kita as in at, spal as in love
Shared by Cal Raleigh and others

This translation is used by baseball player Cal Raleigh (カル・ローリー), Scottish actor Cal MacAninch (カル・マッカインチ), and British motorcycle racer Cal Crutchlow (カル・クラッチロー). This is also the spelling used by conservative writer Cal Thomas (カル・トーマス).

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kal カルkaru kæl キャルkyaru

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Cal Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Cal 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.

Cal Is My Life
Cal Is My Life kal カル Cal in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cal Is My Life
Cal Is My Life kal かる Cal in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cal Is My Love
Cal Is My Love kal カル Cal in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Cal Is My Love
Cal Is My Love kal かる Cal in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Cal Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Cal in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Cal in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Cal, when pronounced kal, is カル (karu) in katakana and かる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kita as in at, spal as in love
Cal in Katakana (Vertical)
Cal katakana, vertical
Cal in Katakana (Horizontal)
Cal katakana, horizontal
Cal in Hiragana (Vertical)
Cal hiragana, vertical
Cal in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Cal hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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