Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ruth in Japanese

ルース

Ruth, when pronounced "rOOth", is ルース (rūsu) in katakana.

r as in redOO as in boot, held longth as in think
Shared by Babe Ruth and others

People pronouncing their name this way include baseball player Babe Ruth (ベーブ・ルース), actress, comedian, and singer Ruth Buzzi (ルース・バジー), and businesswoman Ruth Handler (ルース・ハンドラー). This is also the spelling used by German-American sex therapist Ruth Westheimer (ルース・ウエストハイマー).

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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

"Ruth Family is My Life," "Ruth 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.

Ruth Family Is My Life
Ruth Family Is My Life rOOth ルース Ruth in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ruth Family Is My Life
Ruth Family Is My Life rOOth るうす Ruth in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ruth Family Bonds Are Forever
Ruth Family Bonds Are Forever rOOth ルース Ruth in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ruth Family Bonds Are Forever
Ruth Family Bonds Are Forever rOOth るうす Ruth in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ruth Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ruth in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ruth in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ruth, when pronounced rOOth, is ルース (rūsu) in katakana and るうす (ruusu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redOO as in boot, held longth as in think
Ruth in Katakana (Vertical)
Ruth katakana, vertical
Ruth in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ruth katakana, horizontal
Ruth in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ruth hiragana, vertical
Ruth in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ruth 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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