Kal in Japanese

カル

Kal, when pronounced "kal", is カル (karu) in katakana.

Shared by Kal Penn and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration Kal Penn (カル・ペン), blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Kal David (カル・デビッド), and lyricist Kal Mann (カル・マン).

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Name and Phrase

"Kal Family is My Life," "Kal 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.

Kal Family Is My Life kal カル Kal in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Kal Family Is My Life kal かる Kal in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Kal Family Bonds Are Forever kal カル Kal in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Kal Family Bonds Are Forever kal かる Kal in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Kal Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Kal in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Kal in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Kal, when pronounced kal, is カル (karu) in katakana and かる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Kal katakana, vertical

Kal katakana, horizontal

Kal hiragana, vertical

Kal hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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