Lake in Japanese

レイク

Lake, when pronounced "layk", is レイク (reiku) in katakana.

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This translation is used by actress, director and screenwriter Lake Bell (レイク・ベル), English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Greg Lake (グレッグ・レイク), and British musician Chris Lake (クリス・レイク). This is also the spelling used by stock car racing driver Lake Speed (レイク・スピード).

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Lake Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Lake 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.

Lake Is My Life layk レイク Lake in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Lake Is My Life layk れいく Lake in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Lake Is My Love layk レイク Lake in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Lake Is My Love layk れいく Lake in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Lake Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Lake in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Lake in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Lake, when pronounced layk, is レイク (reiku) in katakana and れいく in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Lake katakana, vertical

Lake katakana, horizontal

Lake hiragana, vertical

Lake hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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