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Mikael in Japanese

ミカエル

Mikael, when pronounced "mi-ka-el", is ミカエル (mikaeru) in katakana.

m as in mani as in sit, skik as in kita as in at, spae as in bedl as in love
Shared by Mikael Persbrandt and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt (ミカエル・パーシュブラント), Swedish musician Mikael Åkerfeldt (ミカエル・オーカーフェルト), and Finnish ice hockey forward Mikael Granlund (ミカエル・グランルンド). Other notable people include Swedish screenwriter and film director Mikael Håfström (ミカエル・ハフストローム).

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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

"Mikael Family is My Life," "Mikael 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.

Mikael Family Is My Life
Mikael Family Is My Life mi-ka-el ミカエル Mikael in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mikael Family Is My Life
Mikael Family Is My Life mi-ka-el みかえる Mikael in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mikael Family Bonds Are Forever
Mikael Family Bonds Are Forever mi-ka-el ミカエル Mikael in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mikael Family Bonds Are Forever
Mikael Family Bonds Are Forever mi-ka-el みかえる Mikael in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mikael Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Mikael in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Mikael in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Mikael, when pronounced mi-ka-el, is ミカエル (mikaeru) in katakana and みかえる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mani as in sit, skik as in kita as in at, spae as in bedl as in love
Mikael in Katakana (Vertical)
Mikael katakana, vertical
Mikael in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mikael katakana, horizontal
Mikael in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mikael hiragana, vertical
Mikael in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mikael 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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