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Hiro in Japanese

ヒロ

Hiro, when pronounced "hi-ro", is ヒロ (hiro) in katakana.

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Shared by Hiro Yamamoto and others

People pronouncing their name this way include Japanese-American musician Hiro Yamamoto (ヒロ・ヤマモト), Academy Award-winning special make-up effects artist (1969-) Kazu Hiro (カズ・ヒロ), and Japanese American cinematographer Hiro Narita (ヒロ・ナリタ).

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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

"Hiro Family is My Life," "Hiro 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.

Hiro Family Is My Life
Hiro Family Is My Life hi-ro ヒロ Hiro in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hiro Family Is My Life
Hiro Family Is My Life hi-ro ひろ Hiro in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hiro Family Bonds Are Forever
Hiro Family Bonds Are Forever hi-ro ヒロ Hiro in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hiro Family Bonds Are Forever
Hiro Family Bonds Are Forever hi-ro ひろ Hiro in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hiro Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hiro in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hiro in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hiro, when pronounced hi-ro, is ヒロ (hiro) in katakana and ひろ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Hiro in Katakana (Vertical)
Hiro katakana, vertical
Hiro in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hiro katakana, horizontal
Hiro in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hiro hiragana, vertical
Hiro in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hiro hiragana, horizontal

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