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Gustaf in Japanese

グスタフ

Gustaf, when pronounced "goo-staf", is グスタフ (gusutafu) in katakana.

g as in gooo as in boot, books as in seet as in topa as in at, spaf as in fun
Shared by Gustaf Skarsgård and others

This spelling is shared by Swedish actor Gustaf Skarsgård (グスタフ・スカルスガルド), Finnish military leader and statesman Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (カール・グスタフ・エミール・マンネルヘイム), and Swedish association football player Gustaf Lagerbielke (グスタフ・ラガービエルケ). This is also the spelling used by Swedish engineer Gustaf de Laval (グスタフ・ド・ラバル).

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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

"Gustaf Family is My Life," "Gustaf 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.

Gustaf Family Is My Life
Gustaf Family Is My Life goo-staf グスタフ Gustaf in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gustaf Family Is My Life
Gustaf Family Is My Life goo-staf ぐすたふ Gustaf in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gustaf Family Bonds Are Forever
Gustaf Family Bonds Are Forever goo-staf グスタフ Gustaf in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gustaf Family Bonds Are Forever
Gustaf Family Bonds Are Forever goo-staf ぐすたふ Gustaf in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gustaf Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gustaf in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gustaf in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gustaf, when pronounced goo-staf, is グスタフ (gusutafu) in katakana and ぐすたふ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gooo as in boot, books as in seet as in topa as in at, spaf as in fun
Gustaf in Katakana (Vertical)
Gustaf katakana, vertical
Gustaf in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gustaf katakana, horizontal
Gustaf in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gustaf hiragana, vertical
Gustaf in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gustaf 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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