Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Foster in Japanese

フォースター

Foster, when pronounced "fO-stur", is フォースター (fōsutā) in katakana.

f as in funO as in go, law, held longs as in seet as in topur as in her, butter
Shared by Bob Foster and others

This spelling is shared by British motorcycle racer Bob Foster (ボブ・フォースター) and Choreographer and scholar Susan Leigh Foster (スーザン・レイ・フォースター).

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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

"Foster Family is My Life," "Foster 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.

Foster Family Is My Life
Foster Family Is My Life fO-stur フォースター Foster in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Foster Family Is My Life
Foster Family Is My Life fO-stur ほうすたあ Foster in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Foster Family Bonds Are Forever
Foster Family Bonds Are Forever fO-stur フォースター Foster in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Foster Family Bonds Are Forever
Foster Family Bonds Are Forever fO-stur ほうすたあ Foster in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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 フォースター (fōsutā) in katakana and ほうすたあ (housutaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funO as in go, law, held longs 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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