Joseph in Japanese

ヨゼフ

Joseph, when pronounced "yo-zef", is ヨゼフ (yozefu) in katakana.

Shared by Joseph von Fraunhofer and others

This spelling is shared by Bavarian physicist and optical lens manufacturer Joseph von Fraunhofer (ヨゼフ・フォン・フラウンホーファー), Austrian actor Joseph Egger (ヨゼフ・エッガー), and Italian Muay Thai fighter Joseph Lasiri (ヨゼフ・ラシリ). Other notable people include German film director Joseph Vilsmaier (ヨゼフ・フィルスマイヤー).

Select how you pronounce Joseph:

ジョセフjosefu ジョゼフjozefu ヨーゼフyōzefu ヨゼフyozefu ヨセフyosefu ジョーゼフjōzefu ジョウゼフjouzefu ジェセフjesefu ジョセッフjoseffu ジュゼップjuzeppu ジョゼッペjozeppe Other

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Name and Phrase

"Joseph Family is My Life," "Joseph 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.

Joseph Family Is My Life yo-zef ヨゼフ Joseph in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Joseph Family Is My Life yo-zef よぜふ Joseph in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Joseph Family Bonds Are Forever yo-zef ヨゼフ Joseph in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Joseph Family Bonds Are Forever yo-zef よぜふ Joseph in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Joseph Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Joseph in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Joseph in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Joseph, when pronounced yo-zef, is ヨゼフ (yozefu) in katakana and よぜふ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Joseph katakana, vertical

Joseph katakana, horizontal

Joseph hiragana, vertical

Joseph hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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