Friend in Japanese

フレンド

Friend, when pronounced "frend", is フレンド (furendo) in katakana.

Shared by Rupert Friend and others

People with this Japanese spelling include British actor Rupert Friend (ルパート・フレンド), Academy Award-winning British cinematographer James Friend (ジェームズ・フレンド), and English association football player George Friend (ジョージ・フレンド). This is also the spelling used by British physicist Richard Friend (リチャード・フレンド).

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Friend Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Friend 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.

Friend Is My Life frend フレンド Friend in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Friend Is My Life frend ふれんど Friend in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Friend Is My Love frend フレンド Friend in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Friend Is My Love frend ふれんど Friend in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Friend Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Friend in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Friend in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Friend, when pronounced frend, is フレンド (furendo) in katakana and ふれんど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Friend katakana, vertical

Friend katakana, horizontal

Friend hiragana, vertical

Friend hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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