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Josef in Japanese

ジョセフ

Josef, when pronounced "jo-sef", is ジョセフ (josefu) in katakana.

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Shared by Josef Newgarden and others

Famous people with this spelling include racing driver Josef Newgarden (ジョセフ・ニューガーデン), actor (b. 1934) Josef Sommer (ジョセフ・ソマー), and Austrian-American film director Josef von Sternberg (ジョセフ・フォン・スタンバーグ). Other notable people include Irish singer Josef Locke (ジョセフ・ロック).

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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

"Josef Family is My Life," "Josef 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.

Josef Family Is My Life
Josef Family Is My Life jo-sef ジョセフ Josef in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josef Family Is My Life
Josef Family Is My Life jo-sef じょせふ Josef in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever jo-sef ジョセフ Josef in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever jo-sef じょせふ Josef in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Josef Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Josef in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Josef in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Josef, when pronounced jo-sef, is ジョセフ (josefu) in katakana and じょせふ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpo as in go, Toms as in seee as in bedf as in fun
Josef in Katakana (Vertical)
Josef katakana, vertical
Josef in Katakana (Horizontal)
Josef katakana, horizontal
Josef in Hiragana (Vertical)
Josef hiragana, vertical
Josef in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Josef 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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