Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Mara in Japanese

マラ

Mara, when pronounced "ma-ra", is マラ (mara) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spar as in reda as in at, spa
Shared by Mara Corday and others

This translation is used by actor and model Mara Corday (マラ・コーディー), actress Mara Hobel (マラ・ホーベル), and racing cyclist Mara Abbott (マラ・アボット).

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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

"Mara Family is My Life," "Mara 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.

Mara Family Is My Life
Mara Family Is My Life ma-ra マラ Mara in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mara Family Is My Life
Mara Family Is My Life ma-ra まら Mara in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mara Family Bonds Are Forever
Mara Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ra マラ Mara in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mara Family Bonds Are Forever
Mara Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ra まら Mara in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mara Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

m as in mana as in at, spar as in reda as in at, spa
Mara in Katakana (Vertical)
Mara katakana, vertical
Mara in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mara katakana, horizontal
Mara in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mara hiragana, vertical
Mara in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mara hiragana, horizontal

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