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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Oswald in Japanese

オズヴァルド

Oswald, when pronounced "oz-vald", is オズヴァルド (ozuvarudo) in katakana.

o as in go, Tomz as in zoov as in verya as in at, spal as in loved as in dog
Shared by Oswald Wirth

People with this Japanese spelling include Swiss occultist Oswald Wirth (オズヴァルド・ヴィルト).

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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

"Oswald Family is My Life," "Oswald 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.

Oswald Family Is My Life
Oswald Family Is My Life oz-vald オズヴァルド Oswald in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Oswald Family Is My Life
Oswald Family Is My Life oz-vald おずばるど Oswald in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Oswald Family Bonds Are Forever
Oswald Family Bonds Are Forever oz-vald オズヴァルド Oswald in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Oswald Family Bonds Are Forever
Oswald Family Bonds Are Forever oz-vald おずばるど Oswald in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Oswald Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Oswald in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Oswald in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Oswald, when pronounced oz-vald, is オズヴァルド (ozuvarudo) in katakana and おずばるど (ozubarudo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

o as in go, Tomz as in zoov as in verya as in at, spal as in loved as in dog
Oswald in Katakana (Vertical)
Oswald katakana, vertical
Oswald in Katakana (Horizontal)
Oswald katakana, horizontal
Oswald in Hiragana (Vertical)
Oswald hiragana, vertical
Oswald in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Oswald 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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