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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Beate in Japanese

ベアテ

Beate, when pronounced "be-a-te", is ベアテ (beate) in katakana.

b as in bate as in beda as in at, spat as in tope as in bed
Shared by Beate Sirota Gordon

This translation is used by Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights activist Beate Sirota Gordon (ベアテ・シロタ・ゴードン).

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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

"Beate Family is My Life," "Beate 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.

Beate Family Is My Life
Beate Family Is My Life be-a-te ベアテ Beate in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Beate Family Is My Life
Beate Family Is My Life be-a-te べあて Beate in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Beate Family Bonds Are Forever
Beate Family Bonds Are Forever be-a-te ベアテ Beate in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Beate Family Bonds Are Forever
Beate Family Bonds Are Forever be-a-te べあて Beate in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Beate Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Beate in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Beate in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Beate, when pronounced be-a-te, is ベアテ (beate) in katakana and べあて in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bate as in beda as in at, spat as in tope as in bed
Beate in Katakana (Vertical)
Beate katakana, vertical
Beate in Katakana (Horizontal)
Beate katakana, horizontal
Beate in Hiragana (Vertical)
Beate hiragana, vertical
Beate in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Beate 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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