Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sugar in Japanese

シュガー

Sugar, when pronounced "shoo-gar", is シュガー (shugā) in katakana.

sh as in shipoo as in boot, bookg as in goar as in car
Shared by Sugar Ray Leonard and others

This katakana spelling is shared by boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (シュガー・レイ・レナード), boxer, known for City Beneath the Sea Sugar Ray Robinson (シュガー・レイ・ロビンソン), and British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor Alan Sugar (アラン・シュガー). This is also the spelling used by animator and screenwriter Rebecca Sugar (レベッカ・シュガー).

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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

"Sugar Family is My Life," "Sugar 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.

Sugar Family Is My Life
Sugar Family Is My Life shoo-gar シュガー Sugar in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sugar Family Is My Life
Sugar Family Is My Life shoo-gar しゅがあ Sugar in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever shoo-gar シュガー Sugar in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever shoo-gar しゅがあ Sugar in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sugar Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sugar in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sugar in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sugar, when pronounced shoo-gar, is シュガー (shugā) in katakana and しゅがあ (shugaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipoo as in boot, bookg as in goar as in car
Sugar in Katakana (Vertical)
Sugar katakana, vertical
Sugar in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sugar katakana, horizontal
Sugar in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sugar hiragana, vertical
Sugar in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sugar 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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