Mel in Japanese

メル

Mel, when pronounced "mel", is メル (meru) in katakana.

Shared by Mel Gibson and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Academy Award-winning actor, director, producer and screenwriter Mel Gibson (メル・ギブソン), writer and television host Mel Robbins (メル・ロビンス), and rapper from New York Melle Mel (メリー・メル). Other notable people include baseball player Mel Ott (メル・オット).

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Mel Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Mel Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Mel Is My Life mel メル Mel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Mel Is My Life mel める Mel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Mel Is My Love mel メル Mel in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Mel Is My Love mel める Mel in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Mel Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

Mel katakana, vertical

Mel katakana, horizontal

Mel hiragana, vertical

Mel hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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