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JR in Japanese

ジェーアール

JR, when pronounced "jE-Ar", is ジェーアール (jēāru) in katakana.

j as in jumpE as in day, held longA as in spa, held longr as in red
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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

"JR Family is My Life," "JR 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.

JR Family Is My Life
JR Family Is My Life jE-Ar ジェーアール JR in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
JR Family Is My Life
JR Family Is My Life jE-Ar じぇえあある JR in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
JR Family Bonds Are Forever
JR Family Bonds Are Forever jE-Ar ジェーアール JR in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
JR Family Bonds Are Forever
JR Family Bonds Are Forever jE-Ar じぇえあある JR in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

JR Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of JR in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order JR in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. JR, when pronounced jE-Ar, is ジェーアール (jēāru) in katakana and じぇえあある (jeeaaru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpE as in day, held longA as in spa, held longr as in red
JR in Katakana (Vertical)
JR katakana, vertical
JR in Katakana (Horizontal)
JR katakana, horizontal
JR in Hiragana (Vertical)
JR hiragana, vertical
JR in Hiragana (Horizontal)
JR 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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