Spike in Japanese

スパイク

Spike, when pronounced "spiek", is スパイク (supaiku) in katakana.

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Notable people using this translation include Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee (スパイク・リー), baseball player Spike Owen (スパイク・オーウェン), and mixed martial arts fighter Spike Carlyle (スパイク・カーライル). It's also the katakana spelling for Composer, Author, Music Critic Spike Hughes (スパイク・ヒューズ).

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Spike Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Spike Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Spike Is My Life spiek スパイク Spike in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Spike Is My Life spiek すぱいく Spike in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Spike Is My Love spiek スパイク Spike in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Spike Is My Love spiek すぱいく Spike in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Spike Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Spike in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Spike in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Spike, when pronounced spiek, is スパイク (supaiku) in katakana and すぱいく in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Spike katakana, vertical

Spike katakana, horizontal

Spike hiragana, vertical

Spike hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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