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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Temple in Japanese

テンプル

Temple, when pronounced "templ", is テンプル (tenpuru) in katakana.

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Shared by Juno Temple and others

Notable people using this translation include British actress Juno Temple (ジュノー・テンプル), doctor of animal science, author, and autism activist Temple Grandin (テンプル・グランディン), and English film and music video director Julien Temple (ジュリアン・テンプル). It's also the katakana spelling for basketball player Garrett Temple (ギャレット・テンプル).

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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

"Temple Family is My Life," "Temple 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.

Temple Family Is My Life
Temple Family Is My Life templ テンプル Temple in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Temple Family Is My Life
Temple Family Is My Life templ てんぷる Temple in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Temple Family Bonds Are Forever
Temple Family Bonds Are Forever templ テンプル Temple in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Temple Family Bonds Are Forever
Temple Family Bonds Are Forever templ てんぷる Temple in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Temple Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Temple in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Temple in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Temple, when pronounced templ, is テンプル (tenpuru) in katakana and てんぷる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Temple in Katakana (Vertical)
Temple katakana, vertical
Temple in Katakana (Horizontal)
Temple katakana, horizontal
Temple in Hiragana (Vertical)
Temple hiragana, vertical
Temple in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Temple 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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