Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Hero in Japanese

ヒーロー

Hero, when pronounced "hI-rO", is ヒーロー (hīrō) in katakana.

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Shared by Hero Fiennes Tiffin and others

This katakana spelling is shared by British model and actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin (ヒーロー・ファインズ・ティフィン) and professional wrestler Chris Hero (クリス・ヒーロー).

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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

"Hero Family is My Life," "Hero 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.

Hero Family Is My Life
Hero Family Is My Life hI-rO ヒーロー Hero in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hero Family Is My Life
Hero Family Is My Life hI-rO ひいろう Hero in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hero Family Bonds Are Forever
Hero Family Bonds Are Forever hI-rO ヒーロー Hero in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hero Family Bonds Are Forever
Hero Family Bonds Are Forever hI-rO ひいろう Hero in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hero Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hero in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hero in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hero, when pronounced hI-rO, is ヒーロー (hīrō) in katakana and ひいろう (hiirou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hatI as in ski, held longr as in redO as in go, law, held long
Hero in Katakana (Vertical)
Hero katakana, vertical
Hero in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hero katakana, horizontal
Hero in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hero hiragana, vertical
Hero in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hero 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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