Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Paul in Japanese

ポール

Paul, when pronounced "pOl", is ポール (pōru) in katakana.

p as in penO as in go, law, held longl as in love
Shared by Paul McCartney and others

Famous people with this spelling include Academy Award-winning English musician and member of the Beatles Paul McCartney (ポール・マッカートニー), filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (ポール・トーマス・アンダーソン), and basketball player Chris Paul (クリス・ポール). Other notable people include rock musician Paul Stanley (ポール・スタンリー).

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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

"Paul Family is My Life," "Paul 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.

Paul Family Is My Life
Paul Family Is My Life pOl ポール Paul in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Paul Family Is My Life
Paul Family Is My Life pOl ぽうる Paul in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Paul Family Bonds Are Forever
Paul Family Bonds Are Forever pOl ポール Paul in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Paul Family Bonds Are Forever
Paul Family Bonds Are Forever pOl ぽうる Paul in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Paul Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Paul in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Paul in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Paul, when pronounced pOl, is ポール (pōru) in katakana and ぽうる (pouru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penO as in go, law, held longl as in love
Paul in Katakana (Vertical)
Paul katakana, vertical
Paul in Katakana (Horizontal)
Paul katakana, horizontal
Paul in Hiragana (Vertical)
Paul hiragana, vertical
Paul in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Paul 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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