Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Norah in Japanese

ノラ

Norah, when pronounced "no-ra", is ノラ (nora) in katakana.

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Shared by Norah Jones and others

Notable people using this translation include Grammy-winning musician Norah Jones (ノラ・ジョーンズ), television journalist who is currently a senior correspondent on CBS News and contributing correspondent on 60 Minutes Norah O'Donnell (ノラ・オドネル), and British artist of the Glasgow School Norah Neilson Gray (ノラ・ニールソン・グレイ).

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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

"Norah Family is My Life," "Norah 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.

Norah Family Is My Life
Norah Family Is My Life no-ra ノラ Norah in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Norah Family Is My Life
Norah Family Is My Life no-ra のら Norah in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Norah Family Bonds Are Forever
Norah Family Bonds Are Forever no-ra ノラ Norah in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Norah Family Bonds Are Forever
Norah Family Bonds Are Forever no-ra のら Norah in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Norah Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Norah in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Norah in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Norah, when pronounced no-ra, is ノラ (nora) in katakana and のら in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

n as in noo as in go, Tomr as in reda as in at, spa
Norah in Katakana (Vertical)
Norah katakana, vertical
Norah in Katakana (Horizontal)
Norah katakana, horizontal
Norah in Hiragana (Vertical)
Norah hiragana, vertical
Norah in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Norah 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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