Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gray in Japanese

グレイ

Gray, when pronounced "gray", is グレイ (gurei) in katakana.

g as in gor as in reday as in day
Shared by Conan Gray and others

This translation is shared by singer-songwriter Conan Gray (コナン・グレイ), actor, filmmaker and model Matthew Gray Gubler (マシュー・グレイ・ギュブラー), and English association football player Demarai Gray (デマレイ・グレイ). It's also the katakana spelling for Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray (アラスター・グレイ).

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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

"Gray Family is My Life," "Gray 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.

Gray Family Is My Life
Gray Family Is My Life gray グレイ Gray in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gray Family Is My Life
Gray Family Is My Life gray ぐれい Gray in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gray Family Bonds Are Forever
Gray Family Bonds Are Forever gray グレイ Gray in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gray Family Bonds Are Forever
Gray Family Bonds Are Forever gray ぐれい Gray in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gray Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gray in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gray in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gray, when pronounced gray, is グレイ (gurei) in katakana and ぐれい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gor as in reday as in day
Gray in Katakana (Vertical)
Gray katakana, vertical
Gray in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gray katakana, horizontal
Gray in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gray hiragana, vertical
Gray in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gray 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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