Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

King in Japanese

キング

King, when pronounced "king", is キング (kingu) in katakana.

k as in kiti as in sit, skin as in nog as in go
Shared by King Von and others

Well-known people with this spelling include rapper from Illinois King Von (キング・ヴォン), actress Joey King (ジョーイ・キング), and tennis player Billie Jean King (ビリー・ジーン・キング). This is also the spelling used by guitarist Kerry King (ケリー・キング).

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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

"King Family is My Life," "King 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.

King Family Is My Life
King Family Is My Life king キング King in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
King Family Is My Life
King Family Is My Life king きんぐ King in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
King Family Bonds Are Forever
King Family Bonds Are Forever king キング King in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
King Family Bonds Are Forever
King Family Bonds Are Forever king きんぐ King in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

King Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of King in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order King in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. King, when pronounced king, is キング (kingu) in katakana and きんぐ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kiti as in sit, skin as in nog as in go
King in Katakana (Vertical)
King katakana, vertical
King in Katakana (Horizontal)
King katakana, horizontal
King in Hiragana (Vertical)
King hiragana, vertical
King in Hiragana (Horizontal)
King hiragana, horizontal

King Meaning King

Names have meanings and King means King which in kanji is 王者 read ōja. These beautiful designs of King with the meaning king make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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