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Pernell in Japanese

パーネル

Pernell, when pronounced "pur-nel", is パーネル (pāneru) in katakana.

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Shared by Pernell Roberts and others

Famous people with this spelling include actor and singer Pernell Roberts (パーネル・ロバーツ), boxer Pernell Whitaker (パーネル・ウィテカー), and football defensive lineman Pernell McPhee (パーネル・マクフィー).

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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

"Pernell Family is My Life," "Pernell 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.

Pernell Family Is My Life
Pernell Family Is My Life pur-nel パーネル Pernell in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pernell Family Is My Life
Pernell Family Is My Life pur-nel ぱあねる Pernell in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pernell Family Bonds Are Forever
Pernell Family Bonds Are Forever pur-nel パーネル Pernell in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pernell Family Bonds Are Forever
Pernell Family Bonds Are Forever pur-nel ぱあねる Pernell in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pernell Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pernell in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pernell in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pernell, when pronounced pur-nel, is パーネル (pāneru) in katakana and ぱあねる (paaneru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penur as in her, buttern as in noe as in bedl as in love
Pernell in Katakana (Vertical)
Pernell katakana, vertical
Pernell in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pernell katakana, horizontal
Pernell in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pernell hiragana, vertical
Pernell in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pernell 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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