Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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

Name and Phrase

"Barclay Family is My Life," "Barclay 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.

Barclay Family Is My Life
Barclay Family 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 Family Is My Life
Barclay Family 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 Family Bonds Are Forever
Barclay Family Bonds Are Forever bar-klE バークレー Barclay in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Barclay Family Bonds Are Forever
Barclay Family Bonds Are Forever bar-klE ばあくれえ Barclay in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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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