Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Horatio in Japanese

ホレーショ

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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

"Horatio Family is My Life," "Horatio 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.

Horatio Family Is My Life
Horatio Family Is My Life ho-rE-sho ホレーショ Horatio in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Horatio Family Is My Life
Horatio Family Is My Life ho-rE-sho ほれえしょ Horatio in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Horatio Family Bonds Are Forever
Horatio Family Bonds Are Forever ho-rE-sho ホレーショ Horatio in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Horatio Family Bonds Are Forever
Horatio Family Bonds Are Forever ho-rE-sho ほれえしょ Horatio in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Horatio Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Horatio in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Horatio in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Horatio, when pronounced ho-rE-sho, is ホレーショ (horēsho) in katakana and ほれえしょ (horeesho) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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