Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Babe in Japanese

バーブ

Babe, when pronounced "bAb", is バーブ (bābu) in katakana.

b as in batA as in spa, held longb as in bat

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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

"Babe Family is My Life," "Babe 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.

Babe Family Is My Life
Babe Family Is My Life bAb バーブ Babe in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Babe Family Is My Life
Babe Family Is My Life bAb ばあぶ Babe in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Babe Family Bonds Are Forever
Babe Family Bonds Are Forever bAb バーブ Babe in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Babe Family Bonds Are Forever
Babe Family Bonds Are Forever bAb ばあぶ Babe in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Babe Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Babe in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Babe in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Babe, when pronounced bAb, is バーブ (bābu) in katakana and ばあぶ (baabu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batA as in spa, held longb as in bat
Babe in Katakana (Vertical)
Babe katakana, vertical
Babe in Katakana (Horizontal)
Babe katakana, horizontal
Babe in Hiragana (Vertical)
Babe hiragana, vertical
Babe in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Babe hiragana, horizontal

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