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Horst in Japanese

ホルスト

Horst, when pronounced "horst", is ホルスト (horusuto) in katakana.

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Shared by Horst Wessel and others

People with this Japanese spelling include SA officer Horst Wessel (ホルスト・ヴェッセル), German actor Horst Buchholz (ホルスト・ブッフホルツ), and German footballer and manager Horst Steffen (ホルスト・ステッフェン). It's also the katakana spelling for German physicist Horst Ludwig Störmer (ホルスト・ルートヴィヒ・シュテルマー).

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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

"Horst Family is My Life," "Horst 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.

Horst Family Is My Life
Horst Family Is My Life horst ホルスト Horst in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Horst Family Is My Life
Horst Family Is My Life horst ほるすと Horst in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Horst Family Bonds Are Forever
Horst Family Bonds Are Forever horst ホルスト Horst in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Horst Family Bonds Are Forever
Horst Family Bonds Are Forever horst ほるすと Horst in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Horst Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Horst in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Horst in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Horst, when pronounced horst, is ホルスト (horusuto) in katakana and ほるすと in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Horst Meaning Wood

Names have meanings and Horst means Wood which in kanji is 森林 read shinrin. These beautiful designs of Horst 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.

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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