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Barclay in Japanese

バークレー

Barclay, when pronounced "bar-klE", is バークレー (bākurē) in katakana.

b as in batar as in cark as in kitl as in loveE as in day, held long
Shared by Joan Barclay and others

This spelling is shared by actress Joan Barclay (ジョアン・バークレー), Australian tennis player Catherine Barclay (キャサリン・バークレー), and British painter Stephen Barclay (ステファン・バークレー).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Barclay Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Barclay 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.

Barclay Is My Life
Barclay Is My Life bar-klE バークレー Barclay in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Barclay Is My Life
Barclay Is My Life bar-klE ばあくれえ Barclay in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Barclay Is My Love
Barclay Is My Love bar-klE バークレー Barclay in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Barclay Is My Love
Barclay Is My Love bar-klE ばあくれえ Barclay in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Barclay Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Barclay in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Barclay in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Barclay, when pronounced bar-klE, is バークレー (bākurē) in katakana and ばあくれえ (baakuree) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batar as in cark as in kitl as in loveE as in day, held long
Barclay in Katakana (Vertical)
Barclay katakana, vertical
Barclay in Katakana (Horizontal)
Barclay katakana, horizontal
Barclay in Hiragana (Vertical)
Barclay hiragana, vertical
Barclay in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Barclay 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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