Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gerald in Japanese

ゲラルド

Gerald, when pronounced "ge-rald", is ゲラルド (gerarudo) in katakana.

g as in goe as in bedr as in reda as in at, spal as in loved as in dog
Shared by Gerald Guralnik

This spelling is shared by physicist Gerald Guralnik (ゲラルド・グラルニク).

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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

"Gerald Family is My Life," "Gerald 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.

Gerald Family Is My Life
Gerald Family Is My Life ge-rald ゲラルド Gerald in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gerald Family Is My Life
Gerald Family Is My Life ge-rald げらるど Gerald in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gerald Family Bonds Are Forever
Gerald Family Bonds Are Forever ge-rald ゲラルド Gerald in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gerald Family Bonds Are Forever
Gerald Family Bonds Are Forever ge-rald げらるど Gerald in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gerald Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gerald in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gerald in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gerald, when pronounced ge-rald, is ゲラルド (gerarudo) in katakana and げらるど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goe as in bedr as in reda as in at, spal as in loved as in dog
Gerald in Katakana (Vertical)
Gerald katakana, vertical
Gerald in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gerald katakana, horizontal
Gerald in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gerald hiragana, vertical
Gerald in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gerald 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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