Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gates in Japanese

ゲイツ

Gates, when pronounced "gay-ts", is ゲイツ (geitsu) in katakana.

g as in goay as in dayts as in cats
Shared by Bill Gates and others

Famous people with this spelling include businessman, investor, and philanthropist Bill Gates (ビル・ゲイツ), football player Antonio Gates (アントニオ・ゲイツ), and actress and choreographer Gates McFadden (ゲイツ・マクファーデン). Other notable people include guitarist Synyster Gates (シニスター・ゲイツ).

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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

"Gates Family is My Life," "Gates 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.

Gates Family Is My Life
Gates Family Is My Life gay-ts ゲイツ Gates in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gates Family Is My Life
Gates Family Is My Life gay-ts げいつ Gates in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever gay-ts ゲイツ Gates in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever gay-ts げいつ Gates in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gates Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gates in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gates in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gates, when pronounced gay-ts, is ゲイツ (geitsu) in katakana and げいつ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goay as in dayts as in cats
Gates in Katakana (Vertical)
Gates katakana, vertical
Gates in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gates katakana, horizontal
Gates in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gates hiragana, vertical
Gates in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gates 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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