Kira in Japanese
Hand-brushed by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase. Japanese given names are traditionally written in hiragana, one of Japan's native scripts. Each character is an original work of calligraphy.
Names are translated into Japanese by their pronunciation. These designs for Kira use a U.S. pronunciation of kie-rak as in kitie as in pier as in reda as in at, spa that translates into Japanese as カイラ (kaira).
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Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
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Each design hand-brushed from original calligraphy
Name in Kana
Modern katakana was extended to write foreign words and names more faithfully. Kira pronounced kie-rak as in kitie as in pier as in reda as in at, spa in katakana is カイラ read kaira. Hiragana かいら offers a softer, flowing line.
These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name in Kana.
Name and Phrase
"Kira Family is My Life," "Kira Family Bonds are Forever" — each composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.
These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.
