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Foster in Japanese

フォスター

Foster, when pronounced "fo-stur", is フォスター (fosutā) in katakana.

f as in funo as in go, Toms as in seet as in topur as in her, butter
Shared by Jodie Foster and others

This translation is used by Academy Award-winning actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster (ジョディ・フォスター), fiction writer and essayist David Foster Wallace (デヴィッド・フォスター・ウォレス), and United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (ジョン・フォスター・ダレス). It's also the katakana spelling for English association football player Ben Foster (ベン・フォスター).

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Foster Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Foster Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Foster Is My Life
Foster Is My Life fo-stur フォスター Foster in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Foster Is My Life
Foster Is My Life fo-stur ほすたあ Foster in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Foster Is My Love
Foster Is My Love fo-stur フォスター Foster in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Foster Is My Love
Foster Is My Love fo-stur ほすたあ Foster in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Foster Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Foster in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Foster in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Foster, when pronounced fo-stur, is フォスター (fosutā) in katakana and ほすたあ (hosutaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funo as in go, Toms as in seet as in topur as in her, butter
Foster in Katakana (Vertical)
Foster katakana, vertical
Foster in Katakana (Horizontal)
Foster katakana, horizontal
Foster in Hiragana (Vertical)
Foster hiragana, vertical
Foster in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Foster 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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