Jacob in Japanese

ヤーコブ

Jacob, when pronounced "yA-kob", is ヤーコブ (yākobu) in katakana.

Shared by Jacob Jordaens and others

This translation is shared by Flemish painter, draftsman and designer of prints and tapestries Jacob Jordaens (ヤーコブ・ヨルダーンス), German inventor, professor, botanist, entomologist and ornithologist Jacob Christian Schäffer (ヤーコブ・クリスティアン・シェーファー), and 13th-century Flemish poet Jacob van Maerlant (ヤーコブ・ファン・マールラント).

Select how you pronounce Jacob:

ジェイコブjeikobu ヤコブyakobu ジャコブjakobu ヤーコブyākobu ジェーコブjēkobu ジャコーjakō ヤコプyakopu ジェイコーブjeikōbu ジョイコブjoikobu ハコブhakobu Other

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Name and Phrase

"Jacob Family is My Life," "Jacob 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.

Jacob Family Is My Life yA-kob ヤーコブ Jacob in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Jacob Family Is My Life yA-kob やあこぶ Jacob in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Jacob Family Bonds Are Forever yA-kob ヤーコブ Jacob in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jacob Family Bonds Are Forever yA-kob やあこぶ Jacob in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jacob Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Jacob in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jacob in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jacob, when pronounced yA-kob, is ヤーコブ (yākobu) in katakana and やあこぶ (yaakobu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Jacob katakana, vertical

Jacob katakana, horizontal

Jacob hiragana, vertical

Jacob 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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