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Josef in Japanese

ヨゼフ

Josef, when pronounced "yo-zef", is ヨゼフ (yozefu) in katakana.

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Shared by Józef Kazimierz Hofmann

Well-known people with this spelling include Polish musician Józef Kazimierz Hofmann (ヨゼフ・ホフマン).

Select how you pronounce Josef:

yO-zef ヨーゼフyōzefu yo-zef ヨゼフyozefu jo-sef ジョセフjosefu yo-sef ヨセフyosefu jo-zef ジョゼフjozefu jO-zef ジョーゼフjōzefu yoo-zef ユゼフyuzefu ho-sef ホセフhosefu

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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 yo-zef ヨゼフ Josef in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josef Family Is My Life
Josef Family Is My Life yo-zef よぜふ Josef in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever yo-zef ヨゼフ Josef in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever
Josef Family Bonds Are Forever yo-zef よぜふ 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 yo-zef, is ヨゼフ (yozefu) in katakana and よぜふ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

yoz as in zooe 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

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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