Nobu in Japanese

ノブ

Nobu, when pronounced "no-boo", is ノブ (nobu) in katakana.

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Well-known people with this spelling include Canadian actress Nobu McCarthy (ノブ・マッカーシー) and artist and physicist Nobu Tamura (ノブ・タムラ).

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Nobu Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Nobu Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Nobu Is My Life no-boo ノブ Nobu in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Nobu Is My Life no-boo のぶ Nobu in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Nobu Is My Love no-boo ノブ Nobu in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Nobu Is My Love no-boo のぶ Nobu in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Nobu Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Nobu in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Nobu in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Nobu, when pronounced no-boo, is ノブ (nobu) in katakana and のぶ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Nobu katakana, vertical

Nobu katakana, horizontal

Nobu hiragana, vertical

Nobu hiragana, horizontal

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