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Colin in Japanese

コーリン

Colin, when pronounced "kO-lin", is コーリン (kōrin) in katakana.

k as in kitO as in go, law, held longl as in lovei as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Colin Chapman and others

This translation is shared by English design engineer Colin Chapman (コーリン・チャップマン), motorcycle racer Colin Edwards (コーリン・エドワーズ), and British-born, American-naturalised architectural historian, critic, theoretician, and teacher Colin Rowe (コーリン・ロウ). This is also the spelling used by English cricketer, architect, and academic Colin Stansfield Smith (コーリン・スタンフィールド・スミス).

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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

"Colin Family is My Life," "Colin 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.

Colin Family Is My Life
Colin Family Is My Life kO-lin コーリン Colin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Colin Family Is My Life
Colin Family Is My Life kO-lin こうりん Colin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Colin Family Bonds Are Forever
Colin Family Bonds Are Forever kO-lin コーリン Colin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Colin Family Bonds Are Forever
Colin Family Bonds Are Forever kO-lin こうりん Colin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Colin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Colin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Colin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Colin, when pronounced kO-lin, is コーリン (kōrin) in katakana and こうりん (kourin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitO as in go, law, held longl as in lovei as in sit, skin as in no
Colin in Katakana (Vertical)
Colin katakana, vertical
Colin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Colin katakana, horizontal
Colin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Colin hiragana, vertical
Colin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Colin hiragana, horizontal

Colin Meaning Victory

Names have meanings and Colin means Victory which in kanji is 勝利 read shōri. These beautiful designs of Colin with the meaning victory make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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