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Hugo in Japanese

ウーゴ

Hugo, when pronounced "OO-go", is ウーゴ (ūgo) in katakana.

OO as in boot, held longg as in goo as in go, Tom
Shared by Hugo Ekitit and others

This spelling is shared by French footballer Hugo Ekitit (ウーゴ・エキティケ), Belgian association football manager and player Hugo Broos (ウーゴ・ブロース), and French journalist and video blogger Hugo Travers (ウーゴ・トラベール). It's also the katakana spelling for Peruvian footballer Hugo Sotil (ウーゴ・ソティル).

Select how you pronounce Hugo:

hyOO-go ヒューゴhyūgo OO-go ウーゴūgo yoo-gO ユゴーyugō oo-go ウゴugo yOO-gO ユーゴーyūgō hyOO-gO ヒューゴーhyūgō yOO-go ユーゴyūgo hOO-go フーゴfūgo hOO-gO フーゴーfūgō hyOO-ho ヒューホhyūho yoo-go ユゴyugo

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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

"Hugo Family is My Life," "Hugo 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.

Hugo Family Is My Life
Hugo Family Is My Life OO-go ウーゴ Hugo in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hugo Family Is My Life
Hugo Family Is My Life OO-go ううご Hugo in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever OO-go ウーゴ Hugo in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever OO-go ううご Hugo in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hugo Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hugo in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hugo in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hugo, when pronounced OO-go, is ウーゴ (ūgo) in katakana and ううご (uugo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

OO as in boot, held longg as in goo as in go, Tom
Hugo in Katakana (Vertical)
Hugo katakana, vertical
Hugo in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hugo katakana, horizontal
Hugo in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hugo hiragana, vertical
Hugo in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hugo hiragana, horizontal

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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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