Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Pearl in Japanese

パール

Pearl, when pronounced "purl", is パール (pāru) in katakana.

p as in penur as in her, butterl as in love
Shared by Daniel Pearl and others

Famous people with this spelling include journalist Daniel Pearl (ダニエル・パール), comedian and country singer Minnie Pearl (ミニー・パール), and Israeli-American computer scientist Judea Pearl (ジューディア・パール). It's also the katakana spelling for singer Pearl Aday (パール・アデイ).

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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

"Pearl Family is My Life," "Pearl 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.

Pearl Family Is My Life
Pearl Family Is My Life purl パール Pearl in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pearl Family Is My Life
Pearl Family Is My Life purl ぱある Pearl in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pearl Family Bonds Are Forever
Pearl Family Bonds Are Forever purl パール Pearl in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pearl Family Bonds Are Forever
Pearl Family Bonds Are Forever purl ぱある Pearl in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pearl Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pearl in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pearl in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pearl, when pronounced purl, is パール (pāru) in katakana and ぱある (paaru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penur as in her, butterl as in love
Pearl in Katakana (Vertical)
Pearl katakana, vertical
Pearl in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pearl katakana, horizontal
Pearl in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pearl hiragana, vertical
Pearl in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pearl 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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