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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Fay in Japanese

ファイ

Fay, when pronounced "fie", is ファイ (fai) in katakana.

f as in funie as in pie
Shared by Charles Ernest Fay

Famous people with this spelling include alpinist and educator Charles Ernest Fay (チャールズ・アーネスト・ファイ).

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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

"Fay Family is My Life," "Fay 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.

Fay Family Is My Life
Fay Family Is My Life fie ファイ Fay in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Fay Family Is My Life
Fay Family Is My Life fie はい Fay in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Fay Family Bonds Are Forever
Fay Family Bonds Are Forever fie ファイ Fay in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Fay Family Bonds Are Forever
Fay Family Bonds Are Forever fie はい Fay in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Fay Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Fay in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Fay in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Fay, when pronounced fie, is ファイ (fai) in katakana and はい (hai) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funie as in pie
Fay in Katakana (Vertical)
Fay katakana, vertical
Fay in Katakana (Horizontal)
Fay katakana, horizontal
Fay in Hiragana (Vertical)
Fay hiragana, vertical
Fay in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Fay 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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