Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Peter in Japanese

ペテル

Peter, when pronounced "pe-ter", is ペテル (peteru) in katakana.

p as in pene as in bedt as in tope as in bedr as in red
Shared by Peter González and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Dominican footballer Peter González (ペテル・ゴンサレス), Slovenian ski jumper Peter Prevc (ペテル・プレヴツ), and Argentinian actor and singer Peter Lanzani (ペテル・ランサーニ). This is also the spelling used by Norwegian forester, writer, children's writer, and collector of fairy tales Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (ペテル・クリスティン・アスビョルンセン).

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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

"Peter Family is My Life," "Peter 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.

Peter Family Is My Life
Peter Family Is My Life pe-ter ペテル Peter in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Peter Family Is My Life
Peter Family Is My Life pe-ter ぺてる Peter in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Peter Family Bonds Are Forever
Peter Family Bonds Are Forever pe-ter ペテル Peter in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Peter Family Bonds Are Forever
Peter Family Bonds Are Forever pe-ter ぺてる Peter in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Peter Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Peter in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Peter in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Peter, when pronounced pe-ter, is ペテル (peteru) in katakana and ぺてる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in pene as in bedt as in tope as in bedr as in red
Peter in Katakana (Vertical)
Peter katakana, vertical
Peter in Katakana (Horizontal)
Peter katakana, horizontal
Peter in Hiragana (Vertical)
Peter hiragana, vertical
Peter in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Peter 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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