A in Japanese
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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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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.
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.
