Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gretel in Japanese

グレーテル

Gretel, when pronounced "grE-tel", is グレーテル (gurēteru) in katakana.

g as in gor as in redE as in day, held longt as in tope as in bedl as in love
Shared by Gretel Scarlett

Famous people with this spelling include Australian musical theatre performer Gretel Scarlett (グレーテル・スカーレット).

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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

"Gretel Family is My Life," "Gretel 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.

Gretel Family Is My Life
Gretel Family Is My Life grE-tel グレーテル Gretel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gretel Family Is My Life
Gretel Family Is My Life grE-tel ぐれえてる Gretel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gretel Family Bonds Are Forever
Gretel Family Bonds Are Forever grE-tel グレーテル Gretel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gretel Family Bonds Are Forever
Gretel Family Bonds Are Forever grE-tel ぐれえてる Gretel in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gretel Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gretel in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gretel in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gretel, when pronounced grE-tel, is グレーテル (gurēteru) in katakana and ぐれえてる (gureeteru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gor as in redE as in day, held longt as in tope as in bedl as in love
Gretel in Katakana (Vertical)
Gretel katakana, vertical
Gretel in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gretel katakana, horizontal
Gretel in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gretel hiragana, vertical
Gretel in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gretel 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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