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Gage in Japanese

ゲージ

Gage, when pronounced "gE-j", is ゲージ (gēji) in katakana.

g as in goE as in day, held longj as in jump
Shared by Phineas Gage and others

People with this Japanese spelling include 19th century American railway worker who survived a large brain trauma Phineas Gage (フィネアス・ゲージ), abolitionist, writer Matilda Joslyn Gage (マティルダ・ジョスリン・ゲージ), and actress Gage Golightly (ゲージ・ゴライトリー). This is also the spelling used by baseball player Gage Workman (ゲージ・ワークマン).

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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

"Gage Family is My Life," "Gage 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.

Gage Family Is My Life
Gage Family Is My Life gE-j ゲージ Gage in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gage Family Is My Life
Gage Family Is My Life gE-j げえじ Gage in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gage Family Bonds Are Forever
Gage Family Bonds Are Forever gE-j ゲージ Gage in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gage Family Bonds Are Forever
Gage Family Bonds Are Forever gE-j げえじ Gage in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gage Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gage in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gage in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gage, when pronounced gE-j, is ゲージ (gēji) in katakana and げえじ (geeji) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goE as in day, held longj as in jump
Gage in Katakana (Vertical)
Gage katakana, vertical
Gage in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gage katakana, horizontal
Gage in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gage hiragana, vertical
Gage in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gage 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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