Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Galen in Japanese

ガレン

Galen, when pronounced "ga-len", is ガレン (garen) in katakana.

g as in goa as in at, spal as in lovee as in bedn as in no
Shared by Galen Strawson and others

Notable people using this translation include British philosopher Galen Strawson (ガレン・ストローソン), baseball player and coach Galen Cisco (ガレン・シスコ), and Canadian-born American conservationist, writer and botanist (1814 – 1910) Galen Clark (ガレン・クラーク).

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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

"Galen Family is My Life," "Galen 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.

Galen Family Is My Life
Galen Family Is My Life ga-len ガレン Galen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Galen Family Is My Life
Galen Family Is My Life ga-len がれん Galen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Galen Family Bonds Are Forever
Galen Family Bonds Are Forever ga-len ガレン Galen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Galen Family Bonds Are Forever
Galen Family Bonds Are Forever ga-len がれん Galen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Galen Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Galen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Galen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Galen, when pronounced ga-len, is ガレン (garen) in katakana and がれん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goa as in at, spal as in lovee as in bedn as in no
Galen in Katakana (Vertical)
Galen katakana, vertical
Galen in Katakana (Horizontal)
Galen katakana, horizontal
Galen in Hiragana (Vertical)
Galen hiragana, vertical
Galen in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Galen 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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