Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Pierre in Japanese

ピエル

Pierre, when pronounced "pi-er", is ピエル (pieru) in katakana.

p as in peni as in sit, skie as in bedr as in red
Shared by Pierre Houin and others

People with this Japanese spelling include French rower Pierre Houin (ピエル・ウイン) and French artist and lumberjack Pierre Avezard (ピエル・アベザル).

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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

"Pierre Family is My Life," "Pierre 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.

Pierre Family Is My Life
Pierre Family Is My Life pi-er ピエル Pierre in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pierre Family Is My Life
Pierre Family Is My Life pi-er ぴえる Pierre in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pierre Family Bonds Are Forever
Pierre Family Bonds Are Forever pi-er ピエル Pierre in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pierre Family Bonds Are Forever
Pierre Family Bonds Are Forever pi-er ぴえる Pierre in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pierre Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pierre in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pierre in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pierre, when pronounced pi-er, is ピエル (pieru) in katakana and ぴえる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in peni as in sit, skie as in bedr as in red
Pierre in Katakana (Vertical)
Pierre katakana, vertical
Pierre in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pierre katakana, horizontal
Pierre in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pierre hiragana, vertical
Pierre in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pierre 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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