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Herman in Japanese

ハーマン

Herman, when pronounced "hur-man", is ハーマン (hāman) in katakana.

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Shared by Herman Melville and others

This spelling is shared by writer and poet Herman Melville (ハーマン・メルヴィル), football coach Herman Boone (ハーマン・ブーン), and actor Paul Herman (ポール・ハーマン). This is also the spelling used by statistician and inventor(1860-1929) Herman Hollerith (ハーマン・ホレリス).

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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

"Herman Family is My Life," "Herman 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.

Herman Family Is My Life
Herman Family Is My Life hur-man ハーマン Herman in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Herman Family Is My Life
Herman Family Is My Life hur-man はあまん Herman in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Herman Family Bonds Are Forever
Herman Family Bonds Are Forever hur-man ハーマン Herman in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Herman Family Bonds Are Forever
Herman Family Bonds Are Forever hur-man はあまん Herman in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Herman Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Herman in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Herman in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Herman, when pronounced hur-man, is ハーマン (hāman) in katakana and はあまん (haaman) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Herman in Katakana (Vertical)
Herman katakana, vertical
Herman in Katakana (Horizontal)
Herman katakana, horizontal
Herman in Hiragana (Vertical)
Herman hiragana, vertical
Herman in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Herman hiragana, horizontal

Herman Meaning Warrior

Names have meanings and Herman means Warrior which in kanji is 武者 read musha. These beautiful designs of Herman with the meaning warrior make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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