Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Beau in Japanese

ボー

Beau, when pronounced "bO", is ボー (bō) in katakana.

b as in batO as in go, law, held long
Shared by Beau Bridges and others

Notable people using this translation include actor Beau Bridges (ボー・ブリッジス), playwright Beau Willimon (ボー・ウィリモン), and film producer Beau Flynn (ボー・フリン). This is also the spelling used by record producer Beau Hill (ボー・ヒル).

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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

"Beau Family is My Life," "Beau 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.

Beau Family Is My Life
Beau Family Is My Life bO ボー Beau in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Beau Family Is My Life
Beau Family Is My Life bO ぼう Beau in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Beau Family Bonds Are Forever
Beau Family Bonds Are Forever bO ボー Beau in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Beau Family Bonds Are Forever
Beau Family Bonds Are Forever bO ぼう Beau in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Beau Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Beau in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Beau in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Beau, when pronounced bO, is ボー (bō) in katakana and ぼう (bou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batO as in go, law, held long
Beau in Katakana (Vertical)
Beau katakana, vertical
Beau in Katakana (Horizontal)
Beau katakana, horizontal
Beau in Hiragana (Vertical)
Beau hiragana, vertical
Beau in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Beau 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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