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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Cal Family is My Life," "Cal 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.

Cal Family Is My Life
Cal Family Is My Life kal カル Cal in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cal Family Is My Life
Cal Family Is My Life kal かる Cal in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cal Family Bonds Are Forever
Cal Family Bonds Are Forever kal カル Cal in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Cal Family Bonds Are Forever
Cal Family Bonds Are Forever kal かる Cal in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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
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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