Bob in Japanese

ボブ

Bob, when pronounced "bob", is ボブ (bobu) in katakana.

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Famous people with this spelling include Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (ボブ・ディラン), singer-songwriter Bob Seger (ボブ・シーガー), and businessman and ufologist Bob Lazar (ボブ・ラザー).

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Name and Phrase

"Bob Family is My Life," "Bob 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.

Bob Family Is My Life bob ボブ Bob in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bob Family Is My Life bob ぼぶ Bob in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bob Family Bonds Are Forever bob ボブ Bob in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bob Family Bonds Are Forever bob ぼぶ Bob in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bob Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bob in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bob in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bob, when pronounced bob, is ボブ (bobu) in katakana and ぼぶ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Bob katakana, vertical

Bob katakana, horizontal

Bob hiragana, vertical

Bob hiragana, horizontal

Bob Meaning Bright Fame

Names have meanings and Bob means Bright Fame which in kanji is 輝名 read kimei. These beautiful designs of Bob with the meaning bright fame make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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