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Hristo in Japanese

フリスト

Hristo, when pronounced "hri-sto", is フリスト (furisuto) in katakana.

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Shared by Hristo Stoichkov and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Bulgarian association football player Hristo Stoichkov (フリスト・ストイチコフ), Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev (フリスト・ボテフ), and Italian/Bulgarian volleyball player Hristo Zlatanov (フリスト・ズラタノフ). This is also the spelling used by Bulgarian musician Hristo Namliev (フリスト・ナムリエフ).

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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

"Hristo Family is My Life," "Hristo 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.

Hristo Family Is My Life
Hristo Family Is My Life hri-sto フリスト Hristo in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hristo Family Is My Life
Hristo Family Is My Life hri-sto ふりすと Hristo in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hristo Family Bonds Are Forever
Hristo Family Bonds Are Forever hri-sto フリスト Hristo in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hristo Family Bonds Are Forever
Hristo Family Bonds Are Forever hri-sto ふりすと Hristo in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hristo Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hristo in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hristo in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hristo, when pronounced hri-sto, is フリスト (furisuto) in katakana and ふりすと in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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