Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ove in Japanese

オーヴェ

Ove, when pronounced "O-ve", is オーヴェ (ōve) in katakana.

O as in go, law, held longv as in verye as in bed
Shared by Karl Ove Knausgård and others

People pronouncing their name this way include Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård (カール・オーヴェ・クナウスゴール), Swedish association football player Ove Grahn (オーヴェ・グラーン), and Finnish athletics competitor Ove Andersen (オーヴェ・アンデルセン).

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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

"Ove Family is My Life," "Ove 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.

Ove Family Is My Life
Ove Family Is My Life O-ve オーヴェ Ove in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ove Family Is My Life
Ove Family Is My Life O-ve おうべ Ove in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ove Family Bonds Are Forever
Ove Family Bonds Are Forever O-ve オーヴェ Ove in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ove Family Bonds Are Forever
Ove Family Bonds Are Forever O-ve おうべ Ove in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ove Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ove in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ove in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ove, when pronounced O-ve, is オーヴェ (ōve) in katakana and おうべ (oube) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

O as in go, law, held longv as in verye as in bed
Ove in Katakana (Vertical)
Ove katakana, vertical
Ove in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ove katakana, horizontal
Ove in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ove hiragana, vertical
Ove in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ove 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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