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Hugo in Japanese

ヒューゴー

Hugo, when pronounced "hyOO-gO", is ヒューゴー (hyūgō) in katakana.

h as in hatyOOg as in goO as in go, law, held long
Shared by Hugo Gernsback and others

Well-known people with this spelling include inventor, writer, editor and publisher Hugo Gernsback (ヒューゴー・ガーンズバック), video editor and musician Kurt Hugo Schneider (カート・ヒューゴー・シュナイダー), and seismologist Hugo Benioff (ヒューゴー・ベニオフ). It's also the katakana spelling for Royal Navy admiral Hugo White (ヒューゴー・ホワイト).

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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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 hyOO-gO ヒューゴー Hugo in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hugo Family Is My Life
Hugo Family Is My Life hyOO-gO ひゅうごう Hugo in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever hyOO-gO ヒューゴー Hugo in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever
Hugo Family Bonds Are Forever hyOO-gO ひゅうごう 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 hyOO-gO, is ヒューゴー (hyūgō) in katakana and ひゅうごう (hyuugou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hatyOOg as in goO as in go, law, held long
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

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