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Abel in Japanese

エイベル

Abel, when pronounced "ay-bel", is エイベル (eiberu) in katakana.

ay as in dayb as in bate as in bedl as in love
Shared by Mick Abel and others

People with this Japanese spelling include baseball player Mick Abel (ミック・エイベル), songwriter Abel Meeropol (エイベル・ミーアポル), and actor Walter Abel (ウォルター・エイベル). This is also the spelling used by biochemist and pharmacologist John Jacob Abel (ジョン・ジェイコブ・エイベル).

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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 ay-bel エイベル Abel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Abel Family Is My Life
Abel Family Is My Life ay-bel えいべる Abel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever ay-bel エイベル Abel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever
Abel Family Bonds Are Forever ay-bel えいべる 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 ay-bel, is エイベル (eiberu) in katakana and えいべる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ay as in dayb 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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