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German in Japanese

ヘルマン

German, when pronounced "her-man", is ヘルマン (heruman) in katakana.

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Shared by Frank German

Famous people with this spelling include American baseball pitcher Frank German (フランク・ヘルマン).

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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

"German Family is My Life," "German 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.

German Family Is My Life
German Family Is My Life her-man ヘルマン German in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
German Family Is My Life
German Family Is My Life her-man へるまん German in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
German Family Bonds Are Forever
German Family Bonds Are Forever her-man ヘルマン German in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
German Family Bonds Are Forever
German Family Bonds Are Forever her-man へるまん German in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

German Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of German in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order German in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. German, when pronounced her-man, is ヘルマン (heruman) in katakana and へるまん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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German in Katakana (Vertical)
German katakana, vertical
German in Katakana (Horizontal)
German katakana, horizontal
German in Hiragana (Vertical)
German hiragana, vertical
German in Hiragana (Horizontal)
German 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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