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Harold in Japanese

ハロルド

Harold, when pronounced "ha-rold", is ハロルド (harorudo) in katakana.

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Shared by Harold Ramis and others

People pronouncing their name this way include actor, comedian, and filmmaker Harold Ramis (ハロルド・ライミス), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963 Harold Macmillan (ハロルド・マクミラン), and literary critic, scholar, and writer Harold Bloom (ハロルド・ブルーム). This is also the spelling used by Academy Award-winning composer of popular music Harold Arlen (ハロルド・アーレン).

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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

"Harold Family is My Life," "Harold 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.

Harold Family Is My Life
Harold Family Is My Life ha-rold ハロルド Harold in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Harold Family Is My Life
Harold Family Is My Life ha-rold はろるど Harold in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Harold Family Bonds Are Forever
Harold Family Bonds Are Forever ha-rold ハロルド Harold in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Harold Family Bonds Are Forever
Harold Family Bonds Are Forever ha-rold はろるど Harold in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Harold Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Harold in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Harold in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Harold, when pronounced ha-rold, is ハロルド (harorudo) in katakana and はろるど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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