Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Goode in Japanese

グッド

Goode, when pronounced "gooD", is グッド (guddo) in katakana.

g as in gooo as in boot, bookD as in dog, held
Shared by Matthew Goode and others

This katakana spelling is shared by English actor Matthew Goode (マシュー・グッド), drag queen Gigi Goode (ジジ・グッド), and association football player Charlie Goode (チャーリー・グッド). This is also the spelling used by sociologist Erich Goode (エリック・グッド).

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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

"Goode Family is My Life," "Goode 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.

Goode Family Is My Life
Goode Family Is My Life gooD グッド Goode in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Goode Family Is My Life
Goode Family Is My Life gooD ぐっど Goode in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Goode Family Bonds Are Forever
Goode Family Bonds Are Forever gooD グッド Goode in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Goode Family Bonds Are Forever
Goode Family Bonds Are Forever gooD ぐっど Goode in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Goode Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Goode in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Goode in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Goode, when pronounced gooD, is グッド (guddo) in katakana and ぐっど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gooo as in boot, bookD as in dog, held
Goode in Katakana (Vertical)
Goode katakana, vertical
Goode in Katakana (Horizontal)
Goode katakana, horizontal
Goode in Hiragana (Vertical)
Goode hiragana, vertical
Goode in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Goode 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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