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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Jean in Japanese

ジャン

Jean, when pronounced "jan", is ジャン (jan) in katakana.

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Shared by Jean Lafitte and others

People with this Japanese spelling include French pirate and privateer Jean Lafitte (ジャン・ラフィット) and explorer, guide, fur trapper, and military scout Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (ジャン・バティスト・シャルボノー).

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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

"Jean Family is My Life," "Jean 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.

Jean Family Is My Life
Jean Family Is My Life jan ジャン Jean in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jean Family Is My Life
Jean Family Is My Life jan じゃん Jean in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jean Family Bonds Are Forever
Jean Family Bonds Are Forever jan ジャン Jean in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jean Family Bonds Are Forever
Jean Family Bonds Are Forever jan じゃん Jean in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jean Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Jean in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jean in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jean, when pronounced jan, is ジャン (jan) in katakana and じゃん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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