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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Zakir in Japanese

ザキール

Zakir, when pronounced "za-kIr", is ザキール (zakīru) in katakana.

z as in zooa as in at, spak as in kitI as in ski, held longr as in red
Shared by Zakir Hussain

Notable people using this translation include Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer Zakir Hussain (ザキール・フセイン).

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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

"Zakir Family is My Life," "Zakir 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.

Zakir Family Is My Life
Zakir Family Is My Life za-kIr ザキール Zakir in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zakir Family Is My Life
Zakir Family Is My Life za-kIr ざきいる Zakir in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zakir Family Bonds Are Forever
Zakir Family Bonds Are Forever za-kIr ザキール Zakir in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Zakir Family Bonds Are Forever
Zakir Family Bonds Are Forever za-kIr ざきいる Zakir in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Zakir Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Zakir in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Zakir in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Zakir, when pronounced za-kIr, is ザキール (zakīru) in katakana and ざきいる (zakiiru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

z as in zooa as in at, spak as in kitI as in ski, held longr as in red
Zakir in Katakana (Vertical)
Zakir katakana, vertical
Zakir in Katakana (Horizontal)
Zakir katakana, horizontal
Zakir in Hiragana (Vertical)
Zakir hiragana, vertical
Zakir in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Zakir 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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