Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gates in Japanese

ゲーツ

Gates, when pronounced "gE-ts", is ゲーツ (gētsu) in katakana.

g as in goE as in day, held longts as in cats
Shared by Kevin Gates and others

Well-known people with this spelling include rapper from Louisiana Kevin Gates (ケビン・ゲーツ), physicist Sylvester James Gates (シルベスター・ジェームズ・ゲーツ), and basketball coach and basketball player Bryan Gates (ブライアン・ゲーツ).

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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 gE-ts ゲーツ Gates in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gates Family Is My Life
Gates Family Is My Life gE-ts げえつ Gates in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever gE-ts ゲーツ Gates in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever
Gates Family Bonds Are Forever gE-ts げえつ 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 gE-ts, is ゲーツ (gētsu) in katakana and げえつ (geetsu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goE as in day, held longts 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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