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Googie in Japanese

グーギー

Googie, when pronounced "gOO-gI", is グーギー (gūgī) in katakana.

g as in goOO as in boot, held longg as in goI as in ski, held long
Shared by Googie Withers and others

Famous people with this spelling include British actress and entertainer Googie Withers (グーギー・ウィザース) and musician, bandleader, and songwriter Googie René (グーギー・レーン).

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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

"Googie Family is My Life," "Googie 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.

Googie Family Is My Life
Googie Family Is My Life gOO-gI グーギー Googie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Googie Family Is My Life
Googie Family Is My Life gOO-gI ぐうぎい Googie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Googie Family Bonds Are Forever
Googie Family Bonds Are Forever gOO-gI グーギー Googie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Googie Family Bonds Are Forever
Googie Family Bonds Are Forever gOO-gI ぐうぎい Googie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Googie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Googie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Googie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Googie, when pronounced gOO-gI, is グーギー (gūgī) in katakana and ぐうぎい (guugii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goOO as in boot, held longg as in goI as in ski, held long
Googie in Katakana (Vertical)
Googie katakana, vertical
Googie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Googie katakana, horizontal
Googie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Googie hiragana, vertical
Googie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Googie 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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