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Pauline in Japanese

ポーリーヌ

Pauline, when pronounced "pO-lI-nu", is ポーリーヌ (pōrīnu) in katakana.

p as in penO as in go, law, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held longn as in nou as in sun
Shared by Pauline Bonaparte and others

Famous people with this spelling include princess Pauline Bonaparte (ポーリーヌ・ボナパルト), activist Pauline Roland (ポーリーヌ・ロラン), and actress Pauline Acquart (ポーリーヌ・アキュアール). It's also the katakana spelling for historian Pauline Schmitt Pantel (ポーリーヌ・シュミット・パンテル).

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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

"Pauline Family is My Life," "Pauline 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.

Pauline Family Is My Life
Pauline Family Is My Life pO-lI-nu ポーリーヌ Pauline in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pauline Family Is My Life
Pauline Family Is My Life pO-lI-nu ぽうりいぬ Pauline in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pauline Family Bonds Are Forever
Pauline Family Bonds Are Forever pO-lI-nu ポーリーヌ Pauline in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pauline Family Bonds Are Forever
Pauline Family Bonds Are Forever pO-lI-nu ぽうりいぬ Pauline in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pauline Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pauline in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pauline in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pauline, when pronounced pO-lI-nu, is ポーリーヌ (pōrīnu) in katakana and ぽうりいぬ (pouriinu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penO as in go, law, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held longn as in nou as in sun
Pauline in Katakana (Vertical)
Pauline katakana, vertical
Pauline in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pauline katakana, horizontal
Pauline in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pauline hiragana, vertical
Pauline in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pauline 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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