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Folke in Japanese

フォルケ

Folke, when pronounced "fol-ke", is フォルケ (foruke) in katakana.

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Shared by Folke Bernadotte and others

Famous people with this spelling include Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte (フォルケ・ベルナドッテ), Swedish actor Folke Sundquist (フォルケ・スンドクヴィスト), and Swedish association football player Folke Fredenlund (フォルケ・フレデンルンド). This is also the spelling used by Swedish Pathologist, Anatomist Folke Henschen (フォルケ・ヘンシェン).

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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

"Folke Family is My Life," "Folke 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.

Folke Family Is My Life
Folke Family Is My Life fol-ke フォルケ Folke in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Folke Family Is My Life
Folke Family Is My Life fol-ke ほるけ Folke in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Folke Family Bonds Are Forever
Folke Family Bonds Are Forever fol-ke フォルケ Folke in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Folke Family Bonds Are Forever
Folke Family Bonds Are Forever fol-ke ほるけ Folke in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Folke Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Folke in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Folke in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Folke, when pronounced fol-ke, is フォルケ (foruke) in katakana and ほるけ (horuke) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Folke in Katakana (Vertical)
Folke katakana, vertical
Folke in Katakana (Horizontal)
Folke katakana, horizontal
Folke in Hiragana (Vertical)
Folke hiragana, vertical
Folke in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Folke 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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