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Bert in Japanese

ベルト

Bert, when pronounced "bert", is ベルト (beruto) in katakana.

b as in bate as in bedr as in redt as in top
Shared by Bert Kaempfert and others

This translation is used by German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer Bert Kaempfert (ベルト・ケンプフェルト), Dutch football manager Bert van Marwijk (ベルト・ファン・マルワイク), and German biologist and physician (1991 Nobel Prize) Bert Sakmann (ベルト・ザクマン). It's also the katakana spelling for Academy Award-winning Dutch film director Bert Haanstra (ベルト・ハーンストラ).

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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

"Bert Family is My Life," "Bert 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.

Bert Family Is My Life
Bert Family Is My Life bert ベルト Bert in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bert Family Is My Life
Bert Family Is My Life bert べると Bert in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bert Family Bonds Are Forever
Bert Family Bonds Are Forever bert ベルト Bert in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Bert Family Bonds Are Forever
Bert Family Bonds Are Forever bert べると Bert in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bert Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bert in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bert in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bert, when pronounced bert, is ベルト (beruto) in katakana and べると in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bate as in bedr as in redt as in top
Bert in Katakana (Vertical)
Bert katakana, vertical
Bert in Katakana (Horizontal)
Bert katakana, horizontal
Bert in Hiragana (Vertical)
Bert hiragana, vertical
Bert in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Bert 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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