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Nikolai in Japanese

ニコライ

Nikolai, when pronounced "ni-ko-lie", is ニコライ (nikorai) in katakana.

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Shared by Nikolai Volkoff and others

This spelling is shared by professional wrestler Nikolai Volkoff (ニコライ・ボルコフ), British-born Russian noble and historian Nikolai Tolstoy (ニコライ・トルストイ), and Russian composer and pianist Nikolai Medtner (ニコライ・メトネル).

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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

"Nikolai Family is My Life," "Nikolai 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.

Nikolai Family Is My Life
Nikolai Family Is My Life ni-ko-lie ニコライ Nikolai in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nikolai Family Is My Life
Nikolai Family Is My Life ni-ko-lie にこらい Nikolai in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nikolai Family Bonds Are Forever
Nikolai Family Bonds Are Forever ni-ko-lie ニコライ Nikolai in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Nikolai Family Bonds Are Forever
Nikolai Family Bonds Are Forever ni-ko-lie にこらい Nikolai in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Nikolai Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Nikolai in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Nikolai in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Nikolai, when pronounced ni-ko-lie, is ニコライ (nikorai) in katakana and にこらい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

n as in noi as in sit, skik as in kito as in go, Toml as in loveie as in pie
Nikolai in Katakana (Vertical)
Nikolai katakana, vertical
Nikolai in Katakana (Horizontal)
Nikolai katakana, horizontal
Nikolai in Hiragana (Vertical)
Nikolai hiragana, vertical
Nikolai in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Nikolai 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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