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Mare in Japanese

メア

Mare, when pronounced "mer", is メア (mea) in katakana.

m as in maner as in air, Mary
Shared by Mare Winningham and others

Famous people with this spelling include Emmy-winning actress and singer-songwriter Mare Winningham (メア・ウィニンガム), English poet and fiction writer Walter de la Mare (ウォルター・デ・ラ・メア), and football kicker Olindo Mare (オリンド・メア).

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mer メアmea mA-re マーレmāre

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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

"Mare Family is My Life," "Mare 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.

Mare Family Is My Life
Mare Family Is My Life mer メア Mare in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mare Family Is My Life
Mare Family Is My Life mer めあ Mare in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mare Family Bonds Are Forever
Mare Family Bonds Are Forever mer メア Mare in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mare Family Bonds Are Forever
Mare Family Bonds Are Forever mer めあ Mare in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mare Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

m as in maner as in air, Mary
Mare in Katakana (Vertical)
Mare katakana, vertical
Mare in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mare katakana, horizontal
Mare in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mare hiragana, vertical
Mare in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mare hiragana, horizontal

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