Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Harry in Japanese

ヘンリー

Harry, when pronounced "hen-rI", is ヘンリー (henrī) in katakana.

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Shared by James Harry Lacey and others

This spelling is shared by British flying ace James Harry Lacey (ジェームズ・ヘンリー・レイシー), Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist Harry Hay (ヘンリー・ハイ), and Australian public servant and banker Harry Sheehan (ヘンリー・シーハン).

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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

"Harry Family is My Life," "Harry 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.

Harry Family Is My Life
Harry Family Is My Life hen-rI ヘンリー Harry in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Harry Family Is My Life
Harry Family Is My Life hen-rI へんりい Harry in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Harry Family Bonds Are Forever
Harry Family Bonds Are Forever hen-rI ヘンリー Harry in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Harry Family Bonds Are Forever
Harry Family Bonds Are Forever hen-rI へんりい Harry in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Harry Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Harry in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Harry in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Harry, when pronounced hen-rI, is ヘンリー (henrī) in katakana and へんりい (henrii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hate as in bedn as in nor as in redI as in ski, held long
Harry in Katakana (Vertical)
Harry katakana, vertical
Harry in Katakana (Horizontal)
Harry katakana, horizontal
Harry in Hiragana (Vertical)
Harry hiragana, vertical
Harry in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Harry hiragana, horizontal

Harry Meaning Ruler

Names have meanings and Harry means Ruler which in kanji is 王者 read ōja. These beautiful designs of Harry with the meaning ruler make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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