Japanese Tattoo Designs for The Name Abbot
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase Each name has three variations - so you have a choice
Abbot when pronounced AB-aht is written in Japanese as:     This is read abotto and is a phonetic translation to katakana. Katakana is the standard way names are translated to Japanese and, just like in English, the characters have no meaning. To be absolutely correct when translating names, use katakana as shown above. If you are looking for meaning then consider the name's meaning in kanji. The name Abbot means "Priest". The word Priest in Japanese is  which is read shinpu. Be careful though because by itself people will read this as a word and not as a name. This is appropriate as sometimes names are selected purely for their meaning. If the meaning is most important to you, then consider a literal translation to kanji as shown on the left. You can create your own design by ordering Abbot in katakana either horizontally or vertically as shown above. Then order one of the Priest (shinpu) designs like the one shown on the left. To learn more visit Your Name in Japanese. 
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