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Hope in Japanese

ホープ

Hope, when pronounced "hOp", is ホープ (hōpu) in katakana.

h as in hatO as in go, law, held longp as in pen
Shared by Hope Sandoval and others

People with this Japanese spelling include singer Hope Sandoval (ホープ・サンドヴァル), entertainer Bob Hope (ボブ・ホープ), and author, historian and former Queen of Sikkim Hope Cooke (ホープ・クック). This is also the spelling used by English association football player and manager Hope Powell (ホープ・パウエル).

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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

"Hope Family is My Life," "Hope 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.

Hope Family Is My Life
Hope Family Is My Life hOp ホープ Hope in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hope Family Is My Life
Hope Family Is My Life hOp ほうぷ Hope in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hope Family Bonds Are Forever
Hope Family Bonds Are Forever hOp ホープ Hope in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hope Family Bonds Are Forever
Hope Family Bonds Are Forever hOp ほうぷ Hope in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hope Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hope in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hope in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hope, when pronounced hOp, is ホープ (hōpu) in katakana and ほうぷ (houpu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hatO as in go, law, held longp as in pen
Hope in Katakana (Vertical)
Hope katakana, vertical
Hope in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hope katakana, horizontal
Hope in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hope hiragana, vertical
Hope in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hope hiragana, horizontal

Hope Meaning Hope

Names have meanings and Hope means Hope which in kanji is 希望 read kibō. These beautiful designs of Hope with the meaning hope 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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