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Shankar in Japanese

シャンカール

Shankar, when pronounced "shan-karr", is シャンカール (shankāru) in katakana.

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Shared by Anoushka Shankar and others

Famous people with this spelling include British-American musician Anoushka Shankar (アヌーシュカ・シャンカール), television writer, producer, and director Naren Shankar (ナーレン・シャンカール), and mathematician Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (シュリーラム・シャンカール・アビヤンカール).

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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

"Shankar Family is My Life," "Shankar 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.

Shankar Family Is My Life
Shankar Family Is My Life shan-karr シャンカール Shankar in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shankar Family Is My Life
Shankar Family Is My Life shan-karr しゃんかある Shankar in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shankar Family Bonds Are Forever
Shankar Family Bonds Are Forever shan-karr シャンカール Shankar in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shankar Family Bonds Are Forever
Shankar Family Bonds Are Forever shan-karr しゃんかある Shankar in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Shankar Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Shankar in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Shankar in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Shankar, when pronounced shan-karr, is シャンカール (shankāru) in katakana and しゃんかある (shankaaru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Shankar Meaning Happiness

Names have meanings and Shankar means Happiness which in kanji is 幸福 read kōfuku. These beautiful designs of Shankar with the meaning happiness make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Shankar has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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