Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Nate in Japanese

ネイト

Nate, when pronounced "nayt", is ネイト (neito) in katakana.

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Shared by Nate Dogg and others

People pronouncing their name this way include rapper and singer Nate Dogg (ネイト・ドッグ), basketball player Nate Robinson (ネイト・ロビンソン), and bassist Nate Mendel (ネイト・メンデル). This is also the spelling used by jazz drummer, composer, and music executive Nate Smith (ネイト・スミス).

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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

"Nate Family is My Life," "Nate 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.

Nate Family Is My Life
Nate Family Is My Life nayt ネイト Nate in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nate Family Is My Life
Nate Family Is My Life nayt ねいと Nate in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nate Family Bonds Are Forever
Nate Family Bonds Are Forever nayt ネイト Nate in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Nate Family Bonds Are Forever
Nate Family Bonds Are Forever nayt ねいと Nate in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Nate Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Nate in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Nate in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Nate, when pronounced nayt, is ネイト (neito) in katakana and ねいと in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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