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Nirvana in Japanese

ニルヴァーナ

Nirvana, when pronounced "nir-vA-na", is ニルヴァーナ (niruvāna) in katakana.

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Shared by Shiva Nirvana and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Indian director Shiva Nirvana (シヴァ・ニルヴァーナ) and actress Nirvana Cobb (ニルヴァーナ・コブ).

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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

"Nirvana Family is My Life," "Nirvana 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.

Nirvana Family Is My Life
Nirvana Family Is My Life nir-vA-na ニルヴァーナ Nirvana in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nirvana Family Is My Life
Nirvana Family Is My Life nir-vA-na にるばあな Nirvana in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nirvana Family Bonds Are Forever
Nirvana Family Bonds Are Forever nir-vA-na ニルヴァーナ Nirvana in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Nirvana Family Bonds Are Forever
Nirvana Family Bonds Are Forever nir-vA-na にるばあな Nirvana in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Nirvana Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Nirvana in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Nirvana in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Nirvana, when pronounced nir-vA-na, is ニルヴァーナ (niruvāna) in katakana and にるばあな (nirubaana) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

n as in noi as in sit, skir as in redv as in veryA as in spa, held longn as in noa as in at, spa
Nirvana in Katakana (Vertical)
Nirvana katakana, vertical
Nirvana in Katakana (Horizontal)
Nirvana katakana, horizontal
Nirvana in Hiragana (Vertical)
Nirvana hiragana, vertical
Nirvana in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Nirvana 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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