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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Shaw in Japanese

ショー

Shaw, when pronounced "shO", is ショー (shō) in katakana.

sh as in shipO as in go, law, held long
Shared by George Bernard Shaw and others

Famous people with this spelling include Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist George Bernard Shaw (ジョージ・バーナード・ショー), English association football player Luke Shaw (ルーク・ショー), and Union United States Army officer Robert Gould Shaw (ロバート・グールド・ショー). It's also the katakana spelling for actress Paula Shaw (ポーラ・ショー).

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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

"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 shO ショー Shaw in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shaw Family Is My Life
Shaw Family Is My Life shO 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 shO ショー Shaw in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shaw Family Bonds Are Forever
Shaw Family Bonds Are Forever shO 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 shO, is ショー (shō) in katakana and しょう (shou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipO as in go, law, held long
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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