Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gary in Japanese

ガリー

Gary, when pronounced "ga-rI", is ガリー (garī) in katakana.

g as in goa as in at, spar as in redI as in ski, held long
Shared by Gary Neville and others

People with this Japanese spelling include English football pundit, former player and manager Gary Neville (ガリー・ネヴィル), Welsh association football player and manager Gary Speed (ガリー・スピード), and Australian actor Gary Sweet (ガリー・スウィート).

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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

"Gary Family is My Life," "Gary 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.

Gary Family Is My Life
Gary Family Is My Life ga-rI ガリー Gary in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gary Family Is My Life
Gary Family Is My Life ga-rI がりい Gary in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gary Family Bonds Are Forever
Gary Family Bonds Are Forever ga-rI ガリー Gary in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gary Family Bonds Are Forever
Gary Family Bonds Are Forever ga-rI がりい Gary in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gary Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gary in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gary in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gary, when pronounced ga-rI, is ガリー (garī) in katakana and がりい (garii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goa as in at, spar as in redI as in ski, held long
Gary in Katakana (Vertical)
Gary katakana, vertical
Gary in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gary katakana, horizontal
Gary in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gary hiragana, vertical
Gary in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gary 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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