Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Pato in Japanese

パト

Pato, when pronounced "pa-to", is パト (pato) in katakana.

p as in pena as in at, spat as in topo as in go, Tom
Shared by Pato Banton and others

This translation is shared by British reggae musician Pato Banton (パト・バントン), Academy Award-winning Chilean film producer Pato Escala Pierart (パト・エスカラ・ピエラルト), and Swazi short story writer Gladys Lomafu Pato (グラディス・ロマフ・パト).

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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

"Pato Family is My Life," "Pato 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.

Pato Family Is My Life
Pato Family Is My Life pa-to パト Pato in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pato Family Is My Life
Pato Family Is My Life pa-to ぱと Pato in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pato Family Bonds Are Forever
Pato Family Bonds Are Forever pa-to パト Pato in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pato Family Bonds Are Forever
Pato Family Bonds Are Forever pa-to ぱと Pato in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pato Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pato in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pato in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pato, when pronounced pa-to, is パト (pato) in katakana and ぱと in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in pena as in at, spat as in topo as in go, Tom
Pato in Katakana (Vertical)
Pato katakana, vertical
Pato in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pato katakana, horizontal
Pato in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pato hiragana, vertical
Pato in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pato 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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