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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Name and Phrase

"Mel Family is My Life," "Mel 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.

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

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

Mel Family Bonds Are Forever mel メル Mel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mel Family Bonds Are Forever mel める Mel in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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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