Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Wolf in Japanese

ヴォルフ

Wolf, when pronounced "volf", is ヴォルフ (vorufu) in katakana.

v as in veryo as in go, Toml as in lovef as in fun
Shared by Wolf Rüdiger Hess and others

This spelling is shared by Architect and writer; Son Wolf Rüdiger Hess (ヴォルフ・リュディガー・ヘス), Head of the East German foreign intelligence service during the Cold War Markus Wolf (マルクス・ヴォルフ), and German actor Wolf Kahler (ヴォルフ・カーラー). It's also the katakana spelling for Austrian composer Hugo Wolf (フーゴ・ヴォルフ).

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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

"Wolf Family is My Life," "Wolf 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.

Wolf Family Is My Life
Wolf Family Is My Life volf ヴォルフ Wolf in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wolf Family Is My Life
Wolf Family Is My Life volf ぼるふ Wolf in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wolf Family Bonds Are Forever
Wolf Family Bonds Are Forever volf ヴォルフ Wolf in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Wolf Family Bonds Are Forever
Wolf Family Bonds Are Forever volf ぼるふ Wolf in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Wolf Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Wolf in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Wolf in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Wolf, when pronounced volf, is ヴォルフ (vorufu) in katakana and ぼるふ (borufu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in veryo as in go, Toml as in lovef as in fun
Wolf in Katakana (Vertical)
Wolf katakana, vertical
Wolf in Katakana (Horizontal)
Wolf katakana, horizontal
Wolf in Hiragana (Vertical)
Wolf hiragana, vertical
Wolf in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Wolf 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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