Yaku in Japanese

ヤク

Yaku, when pronounced "ya-koo", is ヤク (yaku) in katakana.

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Yaku Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Yaku Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Yaku Is My Life ya-koo ヤク Yaku in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Yaku Is My Life ya-koo やく Yaku in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Yaku Is My Love ya-koo ヤク Yaku in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Yaku Is My Love ya-koo やく Yaku in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Yaku Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Yaku in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Yaku in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Yaku, when pronounced ya-koo, is ヤク (yaku) in katakana and やく in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Yaku katakana, vertical

Yaku katakana, horizontal

Yaku hiragana, vertical

Yaku hiragana, horizontal

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