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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Cleo in Japanese

クレオ

Cleo, when pronounced "kle-o", is クレオ (kureo) in katakana.

k as in kitl as in lovee as in bedo as in go, Tom
Shared by Cleo Laine and others

Famous people with this spelling include English jazz singer and actress Cleo Laine (クレオ・レーン), African American activist Cleo Manago (クレオ・マナゴ), and baseball player Cleo James (クレオ・ジェームズ).

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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

"Cleo Family is My Life," "Cleo 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.

Cleo Family Is My Life
Cleo Family Is My Life kle-o クレオ Cleo in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cleo Family Is My Life
Cleo Family Is My Life kle-o くれお Cleo in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cleo Family Bonds Are Forever
Cleo Family Bonds Are Forever kle-o クレオ Cleo in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Cleo Family Bonds Are Forever
Cleo Family Bonds Are Forever kle-o くれお Cleo in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Cleo Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Cleo in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Cleo in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Cleo, when pronounced kle-o, is クレオ (kureo) in katakana and くれお in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitl as in lovee as in bedo as in go, Tom
Cleo in Katakana (Vertical)
Cleo katakana, vertical
Cleo in Katakana (Horizontal)
Cleo katakana, horizontal
Cleo in Hiragana (Vertical)
Cleo hiragana, vertical
Cleo in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Cleo hiragana, horizontal

Cleo Meaning Fame

Names have meanings and Cleo means Fame which in kanji is 有名 read yūmei. These beautiful designs of Cleo with the meaning fame make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Cleo has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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