Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Greg in Japanese

グレゴリー

Greg, when pronounced "gre-go-rI", is グレゴリー (guregorī) in katakana.

g as in gor as in rede as in bedg as in goo as in go, Tomr as in redI as in ski, held long
Shared by Greg Louganis and others

This spelling is shared by Olympic springboard and platform diver Greg Louganis (グレゴリー・ローガニス), economist Greg Mankiw (グレゴリー・マンキュー), and Filipino-American basketball player Greg Slaughter (グレゴリー・スローター). Other notable people include composer and songwriter Greg O'Connor (グレゴリー・オコナー).

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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

"Greg Family is My Life," "Greg 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.

Greg Family Is My Life
Greg Family Is My Life gre-go-rI グレゴリー Greg in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Greg Family Is My Life
Greg Family Is My Life gre-go-rI ぐれごりい Greg in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Greg Family Bonds Are Forever
Greg Family Bonds Are Forever gre-go-rI グレゴリー Greg in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Greg Family Bonds Are Forever
Greg Family Bonds Are Forever gre-go-rI ぐれごりい Greg in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Greg Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Greg in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Greg in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Greg, when pronounced gre-go-rI, is グレゴリー (guregorī) in katakana and ぐれごりい (guregorii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gor as in rede as in bedg as in goo as in go, Tomr as in redI as in ski, held long
Greg in Katakana (Vertical)
Greg katakana, vertical
Greg in Katakana (Horizontal)
Greg katakana, horizontal
Greg in Hiragana (Vertical)
Greg hiragana, vertical
Greg in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Greg 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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