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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Buford in Japanese

ビューフォード

Buford, when pronounced "byOO-fohrd", is ビューフォード (byūfōdo) in katakana.

b as in batyOOf as in funohr as in for, bornd as in dog
Shared by Joseph Buford Cox

Famous people with this spelling include inventor Joseph Buford Cox (ジョゼフ・ビューフォード・コックス).

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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

"Buford Family is My Life," "Buford 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.

Buford Family Is My Life
Buford Family Is My Life byOO-fohrd ビューフォード Buford in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Buford Family Is My Life
Buford Family Is My Life byOO-fohrd びゅうほうど Buford in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Buford Family Bonds Are Forever
Buford Family Bonds Are Forever byOO-fohrd ビューフォード Buford in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Buford Family Bonds Are Forever
Buford Family Bonds Are Forever byOO-fohrd びゅうほうど Buford in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Buford Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Buford in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Buford in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Buford, when pronounced byOO-fohrd, is ビューフォード (byūfōdo) in katakana and びゅうほうど (byuuhoudo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batyOOf as in funohr as in for, bornd as in dog
Buford in Katakana (Vertical)
Buford katakana, vertical
Buford in Katakana (Horizontal)
Buford katakana, horizontal
Buford in Hiragana (Vertical)
Buford hiragana, vertical
Buford in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Buford 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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