Josh (jawsh, joshu)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Josh by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Josh are only correct for you if you pronounce Josh as jawsh. That is the name Josh (when pronounced jawsh) in Japanese katakana is ジョシュ with the romaji joshu.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Josh in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Josh is wanted. Josh in hiragana is じょしゅ.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Josh in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Josh. People using this exact same translation are Josh Albee (ジョシュ・アルビー), Josh Charles (ジョシュ・チャールズ), Josh Daugherty (ジョシュ・ドーハーティ), Josh Duhamel (ジョシュ・ドゥアメル) and Josh Klausner (ジョシュ・クラウスナー). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Josh that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Josh means "God Saves" which in kanji is 神救 which is read shinkyuu.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Josh then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Josh that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Josh.

The name Josh is a variation of Joshua. Learn more about the etymology of Josh at BehindTheName. Josh's meaning can also be confirmed on page 157 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Josh's meaning can also be confirmed on page 14 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.