Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Per in Japanese

ペール

Per, when pronounced "pEr", is ペール (pēru) in katakana.

p as in penE as in day, held longr as in red
Shared by Per Bergsland and others

This spelling is shared by Norwegian POW Per Bergsland (ペール・ベリスランド), Norwegian novelist Per Petterson (ペール・ペッテルソン), and Swedish chemist who discovered holmium and thulium Per Teodor Cleve (ペール・テオドール・クレーベ). It's also the katakana spelling for Norwegian footballer Per Joar Hansen (ペール・ヨア・ハンセン).

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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

"Per Family is My Life," "Per 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.

Per Family Is My Life
Per Family Is My Life pEr ペール Per in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Per Family Is My Life
Per Family Is My Life pEr ぺえる Per in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Per Family Bonds Are Forever
Per Family Bonds Are Forever pEr ペール Per in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Per Family Bonds Are Forever
Per Family Bonds Are Forever pEr ぺえる Per in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Per Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Per in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Per in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Per, when pronounced pEr, is ペール (pēru) in katakana and ぺえる (peeru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penE as in day, held longr as in red
Per in Katakana (Vertical)
Per katakana, vertical
Per in Katakana (Horizontal)
Per katakana, horizontal
Per in Hiragana (Vertical)
Per hiragana, vertical
Per in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Per 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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