Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Homer in Japanese

ホーマー

Homer, when pronounced "hO-mur", is ホーマー (hōmā) in katakana.

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Shared by Winslow Homer and others

This translation is shared by landscape painter Winslow Homer (ウィンスロー・ホーマー), baseball player from the United States Homer Bailey (ホーマー・ベイリー), and journalist Homer Bigart (ホーマー・ビガート). Other notable people include electronics engineer Homer Dudley (ホーマー・ダッドリー).

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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

"Homer Family is My Life," "Homer 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.

Homer Family Is My Life
Homer Family Is My Life hO-mur ホーマー Homer in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Homer Family Is My Life
Homer Family Is My Life hO-mur ほうまあ Homer in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Homer Family Bonds Are Forever
Homer Family Bonds Are Forever hO-mur ホーマー Homer in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Homer Family Bonds Are Forever
Homer Family Bonds Are Forever hO-mur ほうまあ Homer in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Homer Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Homer in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Homer in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Homer, when pronounced hO-mur, is ホーマー (hōmā) in katakana and ほうまあ (houmaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hatO as in go, law, held longm as in manur as in her, butter
Homer in Katakana (Vertical)
Homer katakana, vertical
Homer in Katakana (Horizontal)
Homer katakana, horizontal
Homer in Hiragana (Vertical)
Homer hiragana, vertical
Homer in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Homer 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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