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Leonard in Japanese

レナード

Leonard, when pronounced "le-nard", is レナード (renādo) in katakana.

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Shared by Kawhi Leonard and others

This katakana spelling is shared by basketball player Kawhi Leonard (クワイ・レナード), actor, known for Vulcan salute Leonard Nimoy (レナード・ニモイ), and Grammy-winning conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein (レナード・バーンスタイン). This is also the spelling used by novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard (エルモア・レナード).

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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

"Leonard Family is My Life," "Leonard 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.

Leonard Family Is My Life
Leonard Family Is My Life le-nard レナード Leonard in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Leonard Family Is My Life
Leonard Family Is My Life le-nard れなあど Leonard in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Leonard Family Bonds Are Forever
Leonard Family Bonds Are Forever le-nard レナード Leonard in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Leonard Family Bonds Are Forever
Leonard Family Bonds Are Forever le-nard れなあど Leonard in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Leonard Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Leonard in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Leonard in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Leonard, when pronounced le-nard, is レナード (renādo) in katakana and れなあど (renaado) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Leonard Meaning Lion

Names have meanings and Leonard means Lion which in kanji is 獅子 read shishi. These beautiful designs of Leonard with the meaning lion make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Leonard 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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