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Ara in Japanese

アラ

Ara, when pronounced "a-ra", is アラ (ara) in katakana.

a as in at, spar as in reda as in at, spa
Shared by Ara Parseghian and others

Famous people with this spelling include football player and coach Ara Parseghian (アラ・パーセギアン), British surgeon Ara Darzi (アラ・ダージ), and actress Ara Celi (アラ・セリ).

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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

"Ara Family is My Life," "Ara 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.

Ara Family Is My Life
Ara Family Is My Life a-ra アラ Ara in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ara Family Is My Life
Ara Family Is My Life a-ra あら Ara in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ara Family Bonds Are Forever
Ara Family Bonds Are Forever a-ra アラ Ara in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ara Family Bonds Are Forever
Ara Family Bonds Are Forever a-ra あら Ara in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ara Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ara in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ara in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ara, when pronounced a-ra, is アラ (ara) in katakana and あら in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

a as in at, spar as in reda as in at, spa
Ara in Katakana (Vertical)
Ara katakana, vertical
Ara in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ara katakana, horizontal
Ara in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ara hiragana, vertical
Ara in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ara hiragana, horizontal

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