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Gerard in Japanese

ジェラール

Gerard, when pronounced "zhe-rAr", is ジェラール (jerāru) in katakana.

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Shared by Gerard Basset and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Sommelier MS MW MBA MSc OBE Gerard Basset (ジェラール・バッセ) and Belgian opera director Gerard Mortier (ジェラール・モルティエ).

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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

"Gerard Family is My Life," "Gerard 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.

Gerard Family Is My Life
Gerard Family Is My Life zhe-rAr ジェラール Gerard in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gerard Family Is My Life
Gerard Family Is My Life zhe-rAr じぇらある Gerard in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever zhe-rAr ジェラール Gerard in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever zhe-rAr じぇらある Gerard in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gerard Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gerard in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gerard in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gerard, when pronounced zhe-rAr, is ジェラール (jerāru) in katakana and じぇらある (jeraaru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Gerard Meaning Brave

Names have meanings and Gerard means Brave which in kanji is 勇猛 read yūmō. These beautiful designs of Gerard with the meaning brave make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Gerard has 3 well-documented meanings.

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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