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A in Japanese

a

Verified pronunciation. Hand-brushed calligraphy by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase. Free.

Hand-brushed by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase. Japanese given names are traditionally written in hiragana, one of Japan's native scripts. Each character is an original work of calligraphy.

The most common pronunciation for A in the U.S. is aa as in at, spa that translates into Japanese as ア (a).

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Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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Each design hand-brushed from original calligraphy

Designs of A

A
A a a A written vertically in katakana
A Family Is My Life
A Family Is My Life a a A in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
A Family Bonds Are Forever
A Family Bonds Are Forever a a A in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
A
A a a A written horizontally in katakana

A in Hiragana / Katakana

Modern katakana was extended to write foreign words and names more faithfully. A pronounced aa as in at, spa in katakana is ア read a. Hiragana あ offers a softer, flowing line.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name in Kana.

A in Katakana (Vertical)
A a a katakana, vertical
A in Katakana (Horizontal)
A a a katakana, horizontal
A in Hiragana (Vertical)
A a a hiragana, vertical
A in Hiragana (Horizontal)
A a a hiragana, horizontal

Name and Phrase

"A Family is My Life," "A Family Bonds are Forever" — each composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

A Family Is My Life
A Family Is My Life a A in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
A Family Is My Life
A Family Is My Life a A in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
A Family Bonds Are Forever
A Family Bonds Are Forever a A in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
A Family Bonds Are Forever
A Family Bonds Are Forever a A in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal