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Pen in Japanese

パン

Pen, when pronounced "pan", is パン (pan) in katakana.

p as in pena as in at, span as in no

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pen ペンpen pan パンpan pE-nya ペーニャpēnya

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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

"Pen Family is My Life," "Pen 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.

Pen Family Is My Life
Pen Family Is My Life pan パン Pen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pen Family Is My Life
Pen Family Is My Life pan ぱん Pen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pen Family Bonds Are Forever
Pen Family Bonds Are Forever pan パン Pen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pen Family Bonds Are Forever
Pen Family Bonds Are Forever pan ぱん Pen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pen Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pen, when pronounced pan, is パン (pan) in katakana and ぱん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in pena as in at, span as in no
Pen in Katakana (Vertical)
Pen katakana, vertical
Pen in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pen katakana, horizontal
Pen in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pen hiragana, vertical
Pen in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pen hiragana, horizontal

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