Bear in Japanese

ベア

Bear, when pronounced "ber", is ベア (bea) in katakana.

Shared by Bear Grylls and others

This translation is used by English adventurer, writer and television presenter Bear Grylls (ベア・グリルス), college football coach Bear Bryant (ベア・ブライアント), and pianist, composer and singer Emily Bear (エミリー・ベア).

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Name and Phrase

"Bear Family is My Life," "Bear 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.

Bear Family Is My Life ber ベア Bear in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bear Family Is My Life ber べあ Bear in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bear Family Bonds Are Forever ber ベア Bear in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bear Family Bonds Are Forever ber べあ Bear in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bear Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bear in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bear in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bear, when pronounced ber, is ベア (bea) in katakana and べあ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Bear katakana, vertical

Bear katakana, horizontal

Bear hiragana, vertical

Bear hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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