Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Rod in Japanese

ロッド

Rod, when pronounced "roD", is ロッド (roddo) in katakana.

r as in redo as in go, TomD as in dog, held
Shared by Rod Stewart and others

This translation is used by English singer and songwriter Rod Stewart (ロッド・スチュワート), screenwriter Rod Serling (ロッド・サーリング), and Australian tennis player Rod Laver (ロッド・レーバー). Other notable people include English songwriter, producer and musician Rod Temperton (ロッド・テンパートン).

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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

"Rod Family is My Life," "Rod 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.

Rod Family Is My Life
Rod Family Is My Life roD ロッド Rod in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rod Family Is My Life
Rod Family Is My Life roD ろっど Rod in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rod Family Bonds Are Forever
Rod Family Bonds Are Forever roD ロッド Rod in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rod Family Bonds Are Forever
Rod Family Bonds Are Forever roD ろっど Rod in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rod Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rod in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rod in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rod, when pronounced roD, is ロッド (roddo) in katakana and ろっど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redo as in go, TomD as in dog, held
Rod in Katakana (Vertical)
Rod katakana, vertical
Rod in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rod katakana, horizontal
Rod in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rod hiragana, vertical
Rod in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rod 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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