Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Man in Japanese

マン

Man, when pronounced "man", is マン (man) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, span as in no
Shared by Method Man and others

Well-known people with this spelling include rapper and actor Method Man (メソッド・マン), British blues and soul singer Rag'n'Bone Man (ラグンボーン・マン), and film director Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal (キャスリーン・マン・ジレンホール). This is also the spelling used by professional wrestler Man Mountain Dean (マン・マウンテン・ディーン).

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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

"Man Family is My Life," "Man 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.

Man Family Is My Life
Man Family Is My Life man マン Man in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Man Family Is My Life
Man Family Is My Life man まん Man in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Man Family Bonds Are Forever
Man Family Bonds Are Forever man マン Man in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Man Family Bonds Are Forever
Man Family Bonds Are Forever man まん Man in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Man Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

m as in mana as in at, span as in no
Man in Katakana (Vertical)
Man katakana, vertical
Man in Katakana (Horizontal)
Man katakana, horizontal
Man in Hiragana (Vertical)
Man hiragana, vertical
Man in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Man hiragana, horizontal

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