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Brain in Japanese

ブレイン

Brain, when pronounced "brayn", is ブレイン (burein) in katakana.

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Shared by Brain Damage and others

This translation is used by professional wrestler Brain Damage (ブレイン・ダメージ), British horn player Dennis Brain (デニス・ブレイン), and New Zealand conductor Gary Brain (ゲイリー・ブレイン).

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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

"Brain Family is My Life," "Brain 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.

Brain Family Is My Life
Brain Family Is My Life brayn ブレイン Brain in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Brain Family Is My Life
Brain Family Is My Life brayn ぶれいん Brain in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Brain Family Bonds Are Forever
Brain Family Bonds Are Forever brayn ブレイン Brain in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Brain Family Bonds Are Forever
Brain Family Bonds Are Forever brayn ぶれいん Brain in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Brain Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Brain in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Brain in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Brain, when pronounced brayn, is ブレイン (burein) in katakana and ぶれいん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batr as in reday as in dayn as in no
Brain in Katakana (Vertical)
Brain katakana, vertical
Brain in Katakana (Horizontal)
Brain katakana, horizontal
Brain in Hiragana (Vertical)
Brain hiragana, vertical
Brain in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Brain 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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