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Laurel in Japanese

ローレル

Laurel, when pronounced "lO-rel", is ローレル (rōreru) in katakana.

l as in loveO as in go, law, held longr as in rede as in bedl as in love
Shared by Stan Laurel and others

Famous people with this spelling include British-American actor Stan Laurel (スタン・ローレル), NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist Laurel Clark (ローレル・クラーク), and Weightlifter from New Zealand Laurel Hubbard (ローレル・ハバード). It's also the katakana spelling for writer Laurel Braitman (ローレル・ブレイトマン).

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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

"Laurel Family is My Life," "Laurel 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.

Laurel Family Is My Life
Laurel Family Is My Life lO-rel ローレル Laurel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Laurel Family Is My Life
Laurel Family Is My Life lO-rel ろうれる Laurel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Laurel Family Bonds Are Forever
Laurel Family Bonds Are Forever lO-rel ローレル Laurel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Laurel Family Bonds Are Forever
Laurel Family Bonds Are Forever lO-rel ろうれる Laurel in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Laurel Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Laurel in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Laurel in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Laurel, when pronounced lO-rel, is ローレル (rōreru) in katakana and ろうれる (roureru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

l as in loveO as in go, law, held longr as in rede as in bedl as in love
Laurel in Katakana (Vertical)
Laurel katakana, vertical
Laurel in Katakana (Horizontal)
Laurel katakana, horizontal
Laurel in Hiragana (Vertical)
Laurel hiragana, vertical
Laurel in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Laurel 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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