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Hortense in Japanese

ホーテンス

Hortense, when pronounced "hohr-tens", is ホーテンス (hōtensu) in katakana.

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Shared by Hortense Calisher

People pronouncing their name this way include novelist, short story writer, and memoirist Hortense Calisher (ホーテンス・キャリッシャー).

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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

"Hortense Family is My Life," "Hortense 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.

Hortense Family Is My Life
Hortense Family Is My Life hohr-tens ホーテンス Hortense in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hortense Family Is My Life
Hortense Family Is My Life hohr-tens ほうてんす Hortense in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hortense Family Bonds Are Forever
Hortense Family Bonds Are Forever hohr-tens ホーテンス Hortense in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hortense Family Bonds Are Forever
Hortense Family Bonds Are Forever hohr-tens ほうてんす Hortense in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hortense Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hortense in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hortense in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hortense, when pronounced hohr-tens, is ホーテンス (hōtensu) in katakana and ほうてんす (houtensu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Hortense in Katakana (Vertical)
Hortense katakana, vertical
Hortense in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hortense katakana, horizontal
Hortense in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hortense hiragana, vertical
Hortense in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hortense hiragana, horizontal

Hortense Meaning Gardener

Names have meanings and Hortense means Gardener which in kanji is 庭師 read niwashi. These beautiful designs of Hortense with the meaning gardener 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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