Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Franco in Japanese

フランコ

Franco, when pronounced "fran-ko", is フランコ (furanko) in katakana.

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Shared by James Franco and others

This spelling is shared by actor James Franco (ジェームズ・フランコ), baseball player Matt Franco (マット・フランコ), and film composer Germaine Franco (ジャーメイン・フランコ).

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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

"Franco Family is My Life," "Franco 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.

Franco Family Is My Life
Franco Family Is My Life fran-ko フランコ Franco in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Franco Family Is My Life
Franco Family Is My Life fran-ko ふらんこ Franco in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Franco Family Bonds Are Forever
Franco Family Bonds Are Forever fran-ko フランコ Franco in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Franco Family Bonds Are Forever
Franco Family Bonds Are Forever fran-ko ふらんこ Franco in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Franco Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Franco in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Franco in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Franco, when pronounced fran-ko, is フランコ (furanko) in katakana and ふらんこ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funr as in reda as in at, span as in nok as in kito as in go, Tom
Franco in Katakana (Vertical)
Franco katakana, vertical
Franco in Katakana (Horizontal)
Franco katakana, horizontal
Franco in Hiragana (Vertical)
Franco hiragana, vertical
Franco in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Franco hiragana, horizontal

Franco Meaning Free

Names have meanings and Franco means Free which in kanji is 自由 read jiyū. These beautiful designs of Franco with the meaning free make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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