Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Niels in Japanese

ニエル

Niels, when pronounced "ni-el", is ニエル (nieru) in katakana.

n as in noi as in sit, skie as in bedl as in love
Shared by Niels Arestrup and others

This spelling is shared by French actor, film director and screenwriter Niels Arestrup (ニエル・アレストリュプ), French footballer Niels Nkounkou (ニエル・ンクンク), and Danish composer Niels Viggo Bentzon (ニエル・ヴィゴ・ベンツォン).

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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

"Niels Family is My Life," "Niels 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.

Niels Family Is My Life
Niels Family Is My Life ni-el ニエル Niels in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Niels Family Is My Life
Niels Family Is My Life ni-el にえる Niels in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Niels Family Bonds Are Forever
Niels Family Bonds Are Forever ni-el ニエル Niels in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Niels Family Bonds Are Forever
Niels Family Bonds Are Forever ni-el にえる Niels in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Niels Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Niels in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Niels in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Niels, when pronounced ni-el, is ニエル (nieru) in katakana and にえる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

n as in noi as in sit, skie as in bedl as in love
Niels in Katakana (Vertical)
Niels katakana, vertical
Niels in Katakana (Horizontal)
Niels katakana, horizontal
Niels in Hiragana (Vertical)
Niels hiragana, vertical
Niels in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Niels 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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