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Elle in Japanese

エル

Elle, when pronounced "el", is エル (eru) in katakana.

e as in bedl as in love
Shared by Elle Fanning and others

Well-known people with this spelling include actress Elle Fanning (エル・ファニング), beauty pageant contestant Elle Smith (エル・スミス), and filmmaker Elle Schneider (エル・シュナイダー).

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el エルeru e-le-no-a エレノアerenoa

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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

"Elle Family is My Life," "Elle 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.

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

Elle Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

e as in bedl as in love
Elle in Katakana (Vertical)
Elle katakana, vertical
Elle in Katakana (Horizontal)
Elle katakana, horizontal
Elle in Hiragana (Vertical)
Elle hiragana, vertical
Elle in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Elle hiragana, horizontal

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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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