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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Thekla in Japanese

テクラ

Thekla, when pronounced "te-kla", is テクラ (tekura) in katakana.

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Shared by Thekla Reuten and others

This translation is used by Dutch actress Thekla Reuten (テクラ・ロイテン), Mother Thekla (マザー・テクラ), and Norwegian botanist Thekla Resvoll (テクラ・レスヴォール).

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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

"Thekla Family is My Life," "Thekla 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.

Thekla Family Is My Life
Thekla Family Is My Life te-kla テクラ Thekla in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thekla Family Is My Life
Thekla Family Is My Life te-kla てくら Thekla in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thekla Family Bonds Are Forever
Thekla Family Bonds Are Forever te-kla テクラ Thekla in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Thekla Family Bonds Are Forever
Thekla Family Bonds Are Forever te-kla てくら Thekla in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Thekla Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Thekla in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Thekla in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Thekla, when pronounced te-kla, is テクラ (tekura) in katakana and てくら in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Thekla in Katakana (Vertical)
Thekla katakana, vertical
Thekla in Katakana (Horizontal)
Thekla katakana, horizontal
Thekla in Hiragana (Vertical)
Thekla hiragana, vertical
Thekla in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Thekla 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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