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Moe in Japanese

モー

Moe, when pronounced "mO", is モー (mō) in katakana.

m as in manO as in go, law, held long
Shared by Moe Howard and others

Well-known people with this spelling include comedian and actor Moe Howard (モー・ハワード), baseball player, spy Moe Berg (モー・バーグ), and mobster Moe Dalitz (モー・ダリッツ).

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mo-e モエmoe mO モーmō

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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

"Moe Family is My Life," "Moe 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.

Moe Family Is My Life
Moe Family Is My Life mO モー Moe in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Moe Family Is My Life
Moe Family Is My Life mO もう Moe in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Moe Family Bonds Are Forever
Moe Family Bonds Are Forever mO モー Moe in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Moe Family Bonds Are Forever
Moe Family Bonds Are Forever mO もう Moe in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Moe Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Moe in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Moe in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Moe, when pronounced mO, is モー (mō) in katakana and もう (mou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manO as in go, law, held long
Moe in Katakana (Vertical)
Moe katakana, vertical
Moe in Katakana (Horizontal)
Moe katakana, horizontal
Moe in Hiragana (Vertical)
Moe hiragana, vertical
Moe in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Moe hiragana, horizontal

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