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Clyde in Japanese

クライド

Clyde, when pronounced "klied", is クライド (kuraido) in katakana.

k as in kitl as in loveie as in pied as in dog
Shared by Clyde Drexler and others

This translation is shared by basketball player Clyde Drexler (クライド・ドレクスラー), associate director of the FBI Clyde Tolson (クライド・トルソン), and astronomer Clyde Tombaugh (クライド・トンボー). This is also the spelling used by actor Clyde Kusatsu (クライド・クサツ).

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Clyde Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Clyde Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Clyde Is My Life
Clyde Is My Life klied クライド Clyde in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Clyde Is My Life
Clyde Is My Life klied くらいど Clyde in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Clyde Is My Love
Clyde Is My Love klied クライド Clyde in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Clyde Is My Love
Clyde Is My Love klied くらいど Clyde in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Clyde Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Clyde in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Clyde in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Clyde, when pronounced klied, is クライド (kuraido) in katakana and くらいど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitl as in loveie as in pied as in dog
Clyde in Katakana (Vertical)
Clyde katakana, vertical
Clyde in Katakana (Horizontal)
Clyde katakana, horizontal
Clyde in Hiragana (Vertical)
Clyde hiragana, vertical
Clyde in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Clyde 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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