Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gayle in Japanese

ゲイル

Gayle, when pronounced "gayl", is ゲイル (geiru) in katakana.

g as in goay as in dayl as in love
Shared by Crystal Gayle and others

People pronouncing their name this way include country music singer Crystal Gayle (クリスタル・ゲイル), Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle (クリス・ゲイル), and cultural anthropologist, activist, and feminist Gayle Rubin (ゲイル・ルービン). Other notable people include singer Gayle McCormick (ゲイル・マコーミック).

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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

"Gayle Family is My Life," "Gayle 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.

Gayle Family Is My Life
Gayle Family Is My Life gayl ゲイル Gayle in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gayle Family Is My Life
Gayle Family Is My Life gayl げいる Gayle in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gayle Family Bonds Are Forever
Gayle Family Bonds Are Forever gayl ゲイル Gayle in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gayle Family Bonds Are Forever
Gayle Family Bonds Are Forever gayl げいる Gayle in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gayle Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gayle in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gayle in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gayle, when pronounced gayl, is ゲイル (geiru) in katakana and げいる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goay as in dayl as in love
Gayle in Katakana (Vertical)
Gayle katakana, vertical
Gayle in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gayle katakana, horizontal
Gayle in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gayle hiragana, vertical
Gayle in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gayle 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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