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Helen in Japanese

ヘレン

Helen, when pronounced "he-len", is ヘレン (heren) in katakana.

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Shared by Helen Mirren and others

People pronouncing their name this way include Academy Award-winning English actress Helen Mirren (ヘレン・ミレン), deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar Helen Keller (ヘレン・ケラー), and British singer and actress Helen Shapiro (ヘレン・シャピロ).

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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

"Helen Family is My Life," "Helen 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.

Helen Family Is My Life
Helen Family Is My Life he-len ヘレン Helen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Helen Family Is My Life
Helen Family Is My Life he-len へれん Helen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Helen Family Bonds Are Forever
Helen Family Bonds Are Forever he-len ヘレン Helen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Helen Family Bonds Are Forever
Helen Family Bonds Are Forever he-len へれん Helen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Helen Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Helen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Helen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Helen, when pronounced he-len, is ヘレン (heren) in katakana and へれん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Helen Meaning Torch

Names have meanings and Helen means Torch which in kanji is 松明 read taimatsu. These beautiful designs of Helen with the meaning torch 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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