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Gordon in Japanese

ゴードン

Gordon, when pronounced "gohr-don", is ゴードン (gōdon) in katakana.

g as in goohr as in for, bornd as in dogo as in go, Tomn as in no
Shared by Gordon Ramsay and others

People pronouncing their name this way include British chef, restaurateur, and television personality Gordon Ramsay (ゴードン・ラムゼイ), basketball player (born. 1995) Aaron Gordon (アーロン・ゴードン), and musician and artist, most known as co-founding member of Sonic Youth Kim Gordon (キム・ゴードン). It's also the katakana spelling for United States Army Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon (ゲイリー・ゴードン).

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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

"Gordon Family is My Life," "Gordon 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.

Gordon Family Is My Life
Gordon Family Is My Life gohr-don ゴードン Gordon in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gordon Family Is My Life
Gordon Family Is My Life gohr-don ごうどん Gordon in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gordon Family Bonds Are Forever
Gordon Family Bonds Are Forever gohr-don ゴードン Gordon in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gordon Family Bonds Are Forever
Gordon Family Bonds Are Forever gohr-don ごうどん Gordon in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gordon Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gordon in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gordon in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gordon, when pronounced gohr-don, is ゴードン (gōdon) in katakana and ごうどん (goudon) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goohr as in for, bornd as in dogo as in go, Tomn as in no
Gordon in Katakana (Vertical)
Gordon katakana, vertical
Gordon in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gordon katakana, horizontal
Gordon in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gordon hiragana, vertical
Gordon in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gordon 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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