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Charley in Japanese

シャルレー

Charley, when pronounced "shar-lE", is シャルレー (sharurē) in katakana.

sh as in shipa as in at, spar as in redl as in loveE as in day, held long

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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

"Charley Family is My Life," "Charley 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.

Charley Family Is My Life
Charley Family Is My Life shar-lE シャルレー Charley in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Charley Family Is My Life
Charley Family Is My Life shar-lE しゃるれえ Charley in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Charley Family Bonds Are Forever
Charley Family Bonds Are Forever shar-lE シャルレー Charley in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Charley Family Bonds Are Forever
Charley Family Bonds Are Forever shar-lE しゃるれえ Charley in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Charley Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Charley in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Charley in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Charley, when pronounced shar-lE, is シャルレー (sharurē) in katakana and しゃるれえ (sharuree) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipa as in at, spar as in redl as in loveE as in day, held long
Charley in Katakana (Vertical)
Charley katakana, vertical
Charley in Katakana (Horizontal)
Charley katakana, horizontal
Charley in Hiragana (Vertical)
Charley hiragana, vertical
Charley in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Charley 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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