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Karl in Japanese

カルル

Karl, when pronounced "karl", is カルル (karuru) in katakana.

k as in kita as in at, spar as in redl as in love
Shared by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Prussian architect, city planner and painter Karl Friedrich Schinkel (カルル・フリードリッヒ・シンケル), NKVD officer (1893—1937) Karl Pauker (カルル・パウケル), and Austrian writer Karl Bruckner (カルル・ブルックナー).

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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 カルル 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 かるる 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 カルル 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 かるる 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 カルル (karuru) in katakana and かるる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kita as in at, spar as in redl 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 Free

Names have meanings and Karl means Free which in kanji is 自由 read jiyū. These beautiful designs of Karl with the meaning free 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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