Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Roman in Japanese

ロマーン

Roman, when pronounced "ro-mAn", is ロマーン (romān) in katakana.

r as in redo as in go, Tomm as in manA as in spa, held longn as in no
Shared by Roman Jakobson

This translation is shared by Russian linguist Roman Jakobson (ロマーン・ヤーコブソン).

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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

"Roman Family is My Life," "Roman 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.

Roman Family Is My Life
Roman Family Is My Life ro-mAn ロマーン Roman in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Roman Family Is My Life
Roman Family Is My Life ro-mAn ろまあん Roman in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Roman Family Bonds Are Forever
Roman Family Bonds Are Forever ro-mAn ロマーン Roman in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Roman Family Bonds Are Forever
Roman Family Bonds Are Forever ro-mAn ろまあん Roman in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Roman Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Roman in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Roman in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Roman, when pronounced ro-mAn, is ロマーン (romān) in katakana and ろまあん (romaan) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redo as in go, Tomm as in manA as in spa, held longn as in no
Roman in Katakana (Vertical)
Roman katakana, vertical
Roman in Katakana (Horizontal)
Roman katakana, horizontal
Roman in Hiragana (Vertical)
Roman hiragana, vertical
Roman in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Roman hiragana, horizontal

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