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April in Japanese

エープリル

April, when pronounced "E-pril", is エープリル (ēpuriru) in katakana.

E as in day, held longp as in penr as in redi as in sit, skil as in love
Shared by April Gornik

People pronouncing their name this way include artist April Gornik (エープリル・ゴーニック).

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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

"April Family is My Life," "April 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.

April Family Is My Life
April Family Is My Life E-pril エープリル April in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
April Family Is My Life
April Family Is My Life E-pril ええぷりる April in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
April Family Bonds Are Forever
April Family Bonds Are Forever E-pril エープリル April in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
April Family Bonds Are Forever
April Family Bonds Are Forever E-pril ええぷりる April in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

April Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of April in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order April in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. April, when pronounced E-pril, is エープリル (ēpuriru) in katakana and ええぷりる (eepuriru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

E as in day, held longp as in penr as in redi as in sit, skil as in love
April in Katakana (Vertical)
April katakana, vertical
April in Katakana (Horizontal)
April katakana, horizontal
April in Hiragana (Vertical)
April hiragana, vertical
April in Hiragana (Horizontal)
April 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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