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Franklin in Japanese

フランクリン

Franklin, when pronounced "fran-klin", is フランクリン (furankurin) in katakana.

f as in funr as in reda as in at, span as in nok as in kitl as in lovei as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Benjamin Franklin and others

This spelling is shared by polymath and statesman Benjamin Franklin (ベンジャミン・フランクリン), singer, songwriter, and pianist Aretha Franklin (アレサ・フランクリン), and British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin (ロザリンド・フランクリン). This is also the spelling used by Christian evangelist and missionary, son Franklin Graham (フランクリン・グレアム).

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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

"Franklin Family is My Life," "Franklin 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.

Franklin Family Is My Life
Franklin Family Is My Life fran-klin フランクリン Franklin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Franklin Family Is My Life
Franklin Family Is My Life fran-klin ふらんくりん Franklin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Franklin Family Bonds Are Forever
Franklin Family Bonds Are Forever fran-klin フランクリン Franklin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Franklin Family Bonds Are Forever
Franklin Family Bonds Are Forever fran-klin ふらんくりん Franklin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Franklin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Franklin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Franklin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Franklin, when pronounced fran-klin, is フランクリン (furankurin) in katakana and ふらんくりん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funr as in reda as in at, span as in nok as in kitl as in lovei as in sit, skin as in no
Franklin in Katakana (Vertical)
Franklin katakana, vertical
Franklin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Franklin katakana, horizontal
Franklin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Franklin hiragana, vertical
Franklin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Franklin hiragana, horizontal

Franklin Meaning Free

Names have meanings and Franklin means Free which in kanji is 自由 read jiyū. These beautiful designs of Franklin with the meaning free make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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