Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Lock in Japanese

ロック

Lock, when pronounced "loK", is ロック (rokku) in katakana.

l as in loveo as in go, TomK as in kit, held
Shared by Sean Lock and others

This spelling is shared by British comedian Sean Lock (ショーン・ロック), football player Drew Lock (ドリュー・ロック), and Australian Himalayan mountaineer Andrew Lock (アンドリュー・ロック).

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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

"Lock Family is My Life," "Lock 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.

Lock Family Is My Life
Lock Family Is My Life loK ロック Lock in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lock Family Is My Life
Lock Family Is My Life loK ろっく Lock in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lock Family Bonds Are Forever
Lock Family Bonds Are Forever loK ロック Lock in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Lock Family Bonds Are Forever
Lock Family Bonds Are Forever loK ろっく Lock in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Lock Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

l as in loveo as in go, TomK as in kit, held
Lock in Katakana (Vertical)
Lock katakana, vertical
Lock in Katakana (Horizontal)
Lock katakana, horizontal
Lock in Hiragana (Vertical)
Lock hiragana, vertical
Lock in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Lock 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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