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Shaw in Japanese

ショウ

Shaw, when pronounced "shou", is ショウ (shou) in katakana.

sh as in shipou as in low, show
Shared by Fiona Shaw and others

Famous people with this spelling include Irish actress Fiona Shaw (フィオナ・ショウ), clarinetist, composer, and bandleader Artie Shaw (アーティ・ショウ), and English pop singer Sandie Shaw (サンディ・ショウ). It's also the katakana spelling for baseball player Matt Shaw (マット・ショウ).

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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

"Shaw Family is My Life," "Shaw 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.

Shaw Family Is My Life
Shaw Family Is My Life shou ショウ Shaw in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shaw Family Is My Life
Shaw Family Is My Life shou しょう Shaw in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shaw Family Bonds Are Forever
Shaw Family Bonds Are Forever shou ショウ Shaw in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shaw Family Bonds Are Forever
Shaw Family Bonds Are Forever shou しょう Shaw in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Shaw Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Shaw in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Shaw in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Shaw, when pronounced shou, is ショウ (shou) in katakana and しょう in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipou as in low, show
Shaw in Katakana (Vertical)
Shaw katakana, vertical
Shaw in Katakana (Horizontal)
Shaw katakana, horizontal
Shaw in Hiragana (Vertical)
Shaw hiragana, vertical
Shaw in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Shaw hiragana, horizontal

Shaw Meaning Wood

Names have meanings and Shaw means Wood which in kanji is 森林 read shinrin. These beautiful designs of Shaw with the meaning wood make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Shaw has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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