Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Barclay in Japanese

バークリー

Barclay, when pronounced "bar-klI", is バークリー (bākurī) in katakana.

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Shared by Emily Barclay and others

This katakana spelling is shared by New Zealand actress Emily Barclay (エミリー・バークリー), Emmy-winning television director and producer Paris Barclay (パリス・バークリー), and actor and artist Don Barclay (ドン・バークリー). This is also the spelling used by physician John Barclay Biddle (ジョン・バークリー・ビドル).

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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-klI バークリー 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-klI ばあくりい 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-klI バークリー 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-klI ばあくりい 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-klI, is バークリー (bākurī) in katakana and ばあくりい (baakurii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batar as in cark as in kitl as in loveI as in ski, 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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