Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Zelda in Japanese

ゼルダ

Zelda, when pronounced "zel-da", is ゼルダ (zeruda) in katakana.

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Shared by Zelda Williams and others

Notable people using this translation include actress Zelda Williams (ゼルダ・ウィリアムズ), theatre director and producer; educator Zelda Fichandler (ゼルダ・フィチャンドラー), and actress, known for Poltergeist II: The Other Side Zelda Rubinstein (ゼルダ・ルビンスタイン).

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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

"Zelda Family is My Life," "Zelda 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.

Zelda Family Is My Life
Zelda Family Is My Life zel-da ゼルダ Zelda in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zelda Family Is My Life
Zelda Family Is My Life zel-da ぜるだ Zelda in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zelda Family Bonds Are Forever
Zelda Family Bonds Are Forever zel-da ゼルダ Zelda in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Zelda Family Bonds Are Forever
Zelda Family Bonds Are Forever zel-da ぜるだ Zelda in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Zelda Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Zelda in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Zelda in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Zelda, when pronounced zel-da, is ゼルダ (zeruda) in katakana and ぜるだ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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