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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Les in Japanese

レス

Les, when pronounced "les", is レス (resu) in katakana.

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Shared by Les Claypool and others

Notable people using this translation include musician Les Claypool (レス・クレイプール), jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor Les Paul (レス・ポール), and English television presenter, actor, and comedian Les Dennis (レス・デニス). This is also the spelling used by English association football player Les Ferdinand (レス・ファーディナンド).

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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

"Les Family is My Life," "Les 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.

Les Family Is My Life
Les Family Is My Life les レス Les in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Les Family Is My Life
Les Family Is My Life les れす Les in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Les Family Bonds Are Forever
Les Family Bonds Are Forever les レス Les in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Les Family Bonds Are Forever
Les Family Bonds Are Forever les れす Les in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Les Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

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

Les Meaning Meadow

Names have meanings and Les means Meadow which in kanji is 草原 read sōgen. These beautiful designs of Les with the meaning meadow make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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