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Neal in Japanese

ニール

Neal, when pronounced "nIl", is ニール (nīru) in katakana.

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Shared by Neal McDonough and others

People pronouncing their name this way include actor Neal McDonough (ニール・マクドノー), CEO of YouTube since 2023 Neal Mohan (ニール・モーハン), and science fiction writer Neal Stephenson (ニール・スティーヴンスン). This is also the spelling used by British tennis player Neal Skupski (ニール・スクプスキ).

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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

"Neal Family is My Life," "Neal 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.

Neal Family Is My Life
Neal Family Is My Life nIl ニール Neal in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Neal Family Is My Life
Neal Family Is My Life nIl にいる Neal in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Neal Family Bonds Are Forever
Neal Family Bonds Are Forever nIl ニール Neal in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Neal Family Bonds Are Forever
Neal Family Bonds Are Forever nIl にいる Neal in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Neal Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Neal in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Neal in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Neal, when pronounced nIl, is ニール (nīru) in katakana and にいる (niiru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

n as in noI as in ski, held longl as in love
Neal in Katakana (Vertical)
Neal katakana, vertical
Neal in Katakana (Horizontal)
Neal katakana, horizontal
Neal in Hiragana (Vertical)
Neal hiragana, vertical
Neal in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Neal hiragana, horizontal

Neal Meaning Champion

Names have meanings and Neal means Champion which in kanji is 闘士 read tōshi. These beautiful designs of Neal with the meaning champion make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Neal has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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