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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ham in Japanese

ハム

Ham, when pronounced "ham", is ハム (hamu) in katakana.

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Shared by Pete Ham and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist Pete Ham (ピート・ハム), basketball player and coach Darvin Ham (ダービン・ハム), and Evangelist preacher Mordecai Ham (モルデカイ・ハム). It's also the katakana spelling for record producer Bill Ham (ビル・ハム).

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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

"Ham Family is My Life," "Ham 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.

Ham Family Is My Life
Ham Family Is My Life ham ハム Ham in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ham Family Is My Life
Ham Family Is My Life ham はむ Ham in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ham Family Bonds Are Forever
Ham Family Bonds Are Forever ham ハム Ham in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ham Family Bonds Are Forever
Ham Family Bonds Are Forever ham はむ Ham in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ham Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

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