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Vlad in Japanese

ヴラド

Vlad, when pronounced "vlad", is ヴラド (vurado) in katakana.

v as in veryl as in lovea as in at, spad as in dog
Shared by Vlad Chiricheș and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Romanian footballer Vlad Chiricheș (ヴラド・キリケシュ), Prince of Wallachia Vlad Călugărul (ヴラド・カルガルル), and Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov (ヴラド・イヴァノフ). Other notable people include Italian-Romanian composer Roman Vlad (ロマン・ヴラド).

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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

"Vlad Family is My Life," "Vlad 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.

Vlad Family Is My Life
Vlad Family Is My Life vlad ヴラド Vlad in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vlad Family Is My Life
Vlad Family Is My Life vlad ぶらど Vlad in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vlad Family Bonds Are Forever
Vlad Family Bonds Are Forever vlad ヴラド Vlad in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Vlad Family Bonds Are Forever
Vlad Family Bonds Are Forever vlad ぶらど Vlad in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Vlad Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Vlad in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Vlad in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Vlad, when pronounced vlad, is ヴラド (vurado) in katakana and ぶらど (burado) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in veryl as in lovea as in at, spad as in dog
Vlad in Katakana (Vertical)
Vlad katakana, vertical
Vlad in Katakana (Horizontal)
Vlad katakana, horizontal
Vlad in Hiragana (Vertical)
Vlad hiragana, vertical
Vlad in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Vlad 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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