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Roland in Japanese

ロラン

Roland, when pronounced "ro-lan", is ロラン (roran) in katakana.

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Shared by Roland Barthes and others

People pronouncing their name this way include French philosopher and essayist Roland Barthes (ロラン・バルト), French conductor and cellist Roland Pidoux (ロラン・ピドゥ), and French archaeologist Roland de Vaux (ロラン・ド・ヴォー). Other notable people include French physicist Roland Omnès (ロラン・オムネ).

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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

"Roland Family is My Life," "Roland 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.

Roland Family Is My Life
Roland Family Is My Life ro-lan ロラン Roland in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Roland Family Is My Life
Roland Family Is My Life ro-lan ろらん Roland in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Roland Family Bonds Are Forever
Roland Family Bonds Are Forever ro-lan ロラン Roland in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Roland Family Bonds Are Forever
Roland Family Bonds Are Forever ro-lan ろらん Roland in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Roland Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Roland in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Roland in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Roland, when pronounced ro-lan, is ロラン (roran) in katakana and ろらん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Roland Meaning Famous Land

Names have meanings and Roland means Famous Land which in kanji is 名所 read meisho. These beautiful designs of Roland with the meaning famous land 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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