Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Bok in Japanese

ボック

Bok, when pronounced "boK", is ボック (bokku) in katakana.

b as in bato as in go, TomK as in kit, held
Shared by Derek Bok and others

This translation is shared by lawyer and college administrator Derek Bok (デレク・ボック), musician Gordon Bok (ゴードン・ボック), and Dutch-born American editor and writer Edward Bok (エドワード・ボック).

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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

"Bok Family is My Life," "Bok 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.

Bok Family Is My Life
Bok Family Is My Life boK ボック Bok in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bok Family Is My Life
Bok Family Is My Life boK ぼっく Bok in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bok Family Bonds Are Forever
Bok Family Bonds Are Forever boK ボック Bok in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Bok Family Bonds Are Forever
Bok Family Bonds Are Forever boK ぼっく Bok in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bok Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bok in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bok in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bok, when pronounced boK, is ボック (bokku) in katakana and ぼっく in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bato as in go, TomK as in kit, held
Bok in Katakana (Vertical)
Bok katakana, vertical
Bok in Katakana (Horizontal)
Bok katakana, horizontal
Bok in Hiragana (Vertical)
Bok hiragana, vertical
Bok in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Bok 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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