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Sho in Japanese

ショー

Sho, when pronounced "shO", is ショー (shō) in katakana.

sh as in shipO as in go, law, held long
Shared by Sho Kosugi and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Japanese actor Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ) and South African rapper, singer, songwriter, actress and poet Sho Madjozi (ショー・マジョジ).

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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

"Sho Family is My Life," "Sho 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.

Sho Family Is My Life
Sho Family Is My Life shO ショー Sho in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sho Family Is My Life
Sho Family Is My Life shO しょう Sho in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sho Family Bonds Are Forever
Sho Family Bonds Are Forever shO ショー Sho in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sho Family Bonds Are Forever
Sho Family Bonds Are Forever shO しょう Sho in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sho Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sho in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sho in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sho, when pronounced shO, is ショー (shō) in katakana and しょう (shou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipO as in go, law, held long
Sho in Katakana (Vertical)
Sho katakana, vertical
Sho in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sho katakana, horizontal
Sho in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sho hiragana, vertical
Sho in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sho hiragana, horizontal

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