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Manuel in Japanese

マニュエル

Manuel, when pronounced "ma-nyoo-el", is マニュエル (manyueru) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spanyoo as in boot, booke as in bedl as in love
Shared by Warde Manuel and others

People with this Japanese spelling include football player, college athletics administrator Warde Manuel (ウォード・マニュエル), songwriter and record producer Manuel Seal (マニュエル・シーン), and swimmer Simone Manuel (シモーネ・マニュエル).

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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

"Manuel Family is My Life," "Manuel 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.

Manuel Family Is My Life
Manuel Family Is My Life ma-nyoo-el マニュエル Manuel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Manuel Family Is My Life
Manuel Family Is My Life ma-nyoo-el まにゅえる Manuel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Manuel Family Bonds Are Forever
Manuel Family Bonds Are Forever ma-nyoo-el マニュエル Manuel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Manuel Family Bonds Are Forever
Manuel Family Bonds Are Forever ma-nyoo-el まにゅえる Manuel in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Manuel Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Manuel in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Manuel in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Manuel, when pronounced ma-nyoo-el, is マニュエル (manyueru) in katakana and まにゅえる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spanyoo as in boot, booke as in bedl as in love
Manuel in Katakana (Vertical)
Manuel katakana, vertical
Manuel in Katakana (Horizontal)
Manuel katakana, horizontal
Manuel in Hiragana (Vertical)
Manuel hiragana, vertical
Manuel in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Manuel 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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