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Mar in Japanese

マル

Mar, when pronounced "mar", is マル (maru) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spar as in red
Shared by María del Mar Fernández and others

Famous people with this spelling include singer María del Mar Fernández (マリア・デル・マル・フェルナンデス), film producer Mar Targarona (マル・タルガローナ), and Catalan film director and screenwriter Mar Coll (マル・コール).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Mar Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Mar 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.

Mar Is My Life
Mar Is My Life mar マル Mar in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mar Is My Life
Mar Is My Life mar まる Mar in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mar Is My Love
Mar Is My Love mar マル Mar in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Mar Is My Love
Mar Is My Love mar まる Mar in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Mar Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

m as in mana as in at, spar as in red
Mar in Katakana (Vertical)
Mar katakana, vertical
Mar in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mar katakana, horizontal
Mar in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mar hiragana, vertical
Mar in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mar 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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