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Wessel in Japanese

ウェッセル

Wessel, when pronounced "we-Sel", is ウェッセル (wesseru) in katakana.

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Shared by Wessel Marais

This katakana spelling is shared by South African botanist Wessel Marais (ウェッセル・マレ).

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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

"Wessel Family is My Life," "Wessel 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.

Wessel Family Is My Life
Wessel Family Is My Life we-Sel ウェッセル Wessel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wessel Family Is My Life
Wessel Family Is My Life we-Sel うえっせる Wessel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wessel Family Bonds Are Forever
Wessel Family Bonds Are Forever we-Sel ウェッセル Wessel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Wessel Family Bonds Are Forever
Wessel Family Bonds Are Forever we-Sel うえっせる Wessel in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Wessel Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Wessel in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Wessel in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Wessel, when pronounced we-Sel, is ウェッセル (wesseru) in katakana and うえっせる (uesseru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

w as in wine as in bedS as in see, helde as in bedl as in love
Wessel in Katakana (Vertical)
Wessel katakana, vertical
Wessel in Katakana (Horizontal)
Wessel katakana, horizontal
Wessel in Hiragana (Vertical)
Wessel hiragana, vertical
Wessel in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Wessel 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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