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Gottfried in Japanese

ゴットフリート

Gottfried, when pronounced "goT-frIt", is ゴットフリート (gottofurīto) in katakana.

g as in goo as in go, TomT as in top, heldf as in funr as in redI as in ski, held longt as in top
Shared by Brian Gottfried

This translation is shared by US tennis player Brian Gottfried (ブライアン・ゴットフリート).

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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

"Gottfried Family is My Life," "Gottfried 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.

Gottfried Family Is My Life
Gottfried Family Is My Life goT-frIt ゴットフリート Gottfried in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gottfried Family Is My Life
Gottfried Family Is My Life goT-frIt ごっとふりいと Gottfried in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gottfried Family Bonds Are Forever
Gottfried Family Bonds Are Forever goT-frIt ゴットフリート Gottfried in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gottfried Family Bonds Are Forever
Gottfried Family Bonds Are Forever goT-frIt ごっとふりいと Gottfried in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gottfried Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gottfried in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gottfried in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gottfried, when pronounced goT-frIt, is ゴットフリート (gottofurīto) in katakana and ごっとふりいと (gottofuriito) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goo as in go, TomT as in top, heldf as in funr as in redI as in ski, held longt as in top
Gottfried in Katakana (Vertical)
Gottfried katakana, vertical
Gottfried in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gottfried katakana, horizontal
Gottfried in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gottfried hiragana, vertical
Gottfried in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gottfried 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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