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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Alden in Japanese

オールデン

Alden, when pronounced "Ol-den", is オールデン (ōruden) in katakana.

O as in go, law, held longl as in loved as in doge as in bedn as in no
Shared by Don Alden Adams and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Watch Tower Society president Don Alden Adams (ドン・オールデン・アダムス), composer John Alden Carpenter (ジョン・オールデン・カーペンター), and journalist Alden Whitman (オールデン・ホイットマン).

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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

"Alden Family is My Life," "Alden 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.

Alden Family Is My Life
Alden Family Is My Life Ol-den オールデン Alden in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Alden Family Is My Life
Alden Family Is My Life Ol-den おうるでん Alden in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Alden Family Bonds Are Forever
Alden Family Bonds Are Forever Ol-den オールデン Alden in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Alden Family Bonds Are Forever
Alden Family Bonds Are Forever Ol-den おうるでん Alden in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Alden Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Alden in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Alden in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Alden, when pronounced Ol-den, is オールデン (ōruden) in katakana and おうるでん (ouruden) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

O as in go, law, held longl as in loved as in doge as in bedn as in no
Alden in Katakana (Vertical)
Alden katakana, vertical
Alden in Katakana (Horizontal)
Alden katakana, horizontal
Alden in Hiragana (Vertical)
Alden hiragana, vertical
Alden in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Alden 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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