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Abel in Japanese

エーベル

Abel, when pronounced "E-bel", is エーベル (ēberu) in katakana.

E as in day, held longb as in bate as in bedl as in love
Shared by Clarke Abel

Famous people with this spelling include British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (クラーク・エーベル).

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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

"Abel Family is My Life," "Abel 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.

Abel Family Is My Life
Abel Family Is My Life E-bel エーベル Abel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Abel Family Is My Life
Abel Family Is My Life E-bel ええべる Abel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever E-bel エーベル Abel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever E-bel ええべる Abel in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Abel Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Abel in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Abel in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Abel, when pronounced E-bel, is エーベル (ēberu) in katakana and ええべる (eeberu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

E as in day, held longb as in bate as in bedl as in love
Abel in Katakana (Vertical)
Abel katakana, vertical
Abel in Katakana (Horizontal)
Abel katakana, horizontal
Abel in Hiragana (Vertical)
Abel hiragana, vertical
Abel in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Abel 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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