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Rate in Japanese

ラーテ

Rate, when pronounced "rA-te", is ラーテ (rāte) in katakana.

r as in redA as in spa, held longt as in tope as in bed
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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Rate Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Rate Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Rate Is My Life
Rate Is My Life rA-te ラーテ Rate in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rate Is My Life
Rate Is My Life rA-te らあて Rate in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rate Is My Love
Rate Is My Love rA-te ラーテ Rate in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Rate Is My Love
Rate Is My Love rA-te らあて Rate in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Rate Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rate in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rate in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rate, when pronounced rA-te, is ラーテ (rāte) in katakana and らあて (raate) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redA as in spa, held longt as in tope as in bed
Rate in Katakana (Vertical)
Rate katakana, vertical
Rate in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rate katakana, horizontal
Rate in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rate hiragana, vertical
Rate in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rate 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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