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Calder in Japanese

コールダー

Calder, when pronounced "kOl-dur", is コールダー (kōrudā) in katakana.

k as in kitO as in go, law, held longl as in loved as in dogur as in her, butter
Shared by David Calder and others

This spelling is shared by British actor David Calder (デヴィッド・コールダー), sculptor Alexander Milne Calder (アレクサンダー・ミルン・コールダー), and British science writer Nigel Calder (ナイジェル・コールダー).

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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

"Calder Family is My Life," "Calder 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.

Calder Family Is My Life
Calder Family Is My Life kOl-dur コールダー Calder in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Calder Family Is My Life
Calder Family Is My Life kOl-dur こうるだあ Calder in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Calder Family Bonds Are Forever
Calder Family Bonds Are Forever kOl-dur コールダー Calder in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Calder Family Bonds Are Forever
Calder Family Bonds Are Forever kOl-dur こうるだあ Calder in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Calder Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Calder in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Calder in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Calder, when pronounced kOl-dur, is コールダー (kōrudā) in katakana and こうるだあ (kourudaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitO as in go, law, held longl as in loved as in dogur as in her, butter
Calder in Katakana (Vertical)
Calder katakana, vertical
Calder in Katakana (Horizontal)
Calder katakana, horizontal
Calder in Hiragana (Vertical)
Calder hiragana, vertical
Calder in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Calder 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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