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Johann in Japanese

ヨーハン

Johann, when pronounced "yO-han", is ヨーハン (yōhan) in katakana.

yOh as in hata as in at, span as in no
Shared by Johann Nepomuk Hiedler and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Austrian farmer and ancestor of Adolf Hitler (1807 – 1888) Johann Nepomuk Hiedler (ヨーハン・ネーポムク・ヒードラー), Dutch physician Johann Weyer (ヨーハン・ヴァイヤー), and German writer Johann Karl August Musäus (ヨーハン・カール・アウグスト・ムゼーウス).

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Name and Phrase

"Johann Family is My Life," "Johann 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.

Johann Family Is My Life
Johann Family Is My Life yO-han ヨーハン Johann in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Johann Family Is My Life
Johann Family Is My Life yO-han ようはん Johann in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Johann Family Bonds Are Forever
Johann Family Bonds Are Forever yO-han ヨーハン Johann in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Johann Family Bonds Are Forever
Johann Family Bonds Are Forever yO-han ようはん Johann in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Johann Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Johann in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Johann in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Johann, when pronounced yO-han, is ヨーハン (yōhan) in katakana and ようはん (youhan) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

yOh as in hata as in at, span as in no
Johann in Katakana (Vertical)
Johann katakana, vertical
Johann in Katakana (Horizontal)
Johann katakana, horizontal
Johann in Hiragana (Vertical)
Johann hiragana, vertical
Johann in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Johann 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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