Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Blu in Japanese

ブルー

Blu, when pronounced "blOO", is ブルー (burū) in katakana.

b as in batl as in loveOO as in boot, held long
Shared by Blu Hunt and others

Well-known people with this spelling include actor Blu Hunt (ブルー・ハント), non-binary actor Blu del Barrio (ブルー・デル・バリオ), and voice actress and director Susan Blu (スーザン・ブルー).

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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

"Blu Family is My Life," "Blu 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.

Blu Family Is My Life
Blu Family Is My Life blOO ブルー Blu in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Blu Family Is My Life
Blu Family Is My Life blOO ぶるう Blu in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Blu Family Bonds Are Forever
Blu Family Bonds Are Forever blOO ブルー Blu in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Blu Family Bonds Are Forever
Blu Family Bonds Are Forever blOO ぶるう Blu in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Blu Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Blu in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Blu in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Blu, when pronounced blOO, is ブルー (burū) in katakana and ぶるう (buruu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batl as in loveOO as in boot, held long
Blu in Katakana (Vertical)
Blu katakana, vertical
Blu in Katakana (Horizontal)
Blu katakana, horizontal
Blu in Hiragana (Vertical)
Blu hiragana, vertical
Blu in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Blu 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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