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Karl in Japanese

カール

Karl, when pronounced "karl", is カール (kāru) in katakana.

k as in kitar as in carl as in love
Shared by Karl Urban and others

Famous people with this spelling include New Zealand actor Karl Urban (カール・アーバン), equestrian Karl Cook (カール・クック), and Wales international association football player Karl Darlow (カール・ダーロウ). This is also the spelling used by Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944) Karl Jenkins (カール・ジェンキンス).

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Name and Phrase

"Karl Family is My Life," "Karl 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.

Karl Family Is My Life
Karl Family Is My Life karl カール Karl in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karl Family Is My Life
Karl Family Is My Life karl かある Karl in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karl Family Bonds Are Forever
Karl Family Bonds Are Forever karl カール Karl in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Karl Family Bonds Are Forever
Karl Family Bonds Are Forever karl かある Karl in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Karl Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Karl in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Karl in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Karl, when pronounced karl, is カール (kāru) in katakana and かある (kaaru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitar as in carl as in love
Karl in Katakana (Vertical)
Karl katakana, vertical
Karl in Katakana (Horizontal)
Karl katakana, horizontal
Karl in Hiragana (Vertical)
Karl hiragana, vertical
Karl in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Karl hiragana, horizontal

Karl Meaning Strong

Names have meanings and Karl means Strong which in kanji is 強力 read kyōryoku. These beautiful designs of Karl with the meaning strong make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Karl has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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