Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Matthew in Japanese

マシュー

Matthew, when pronounced "ma-shOO", is マシュー (mashū) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spash as in shipOO as in boot, held long
Shared by Matthew McConaughey and others

This spelling is shared by Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey (マシュー・マコノヒー), football player Matthew Stafford (マシュー・スタッフォード), and LGBT student and murder victim Matthew Shepard (マシュー・シェパード).

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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

"Matthew Family is My Life," "Matthew 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.

Matthew Family Is My Life
Matthew Family Is My Life ma-shOO マシュー Matthew in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Matthew Family Is My Life
Matthew Family Is My Life ma-shOO ましゅう Matthew in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Matthew Family Bonds Are Forever
Matthew Family Bonds Are Forever ma-shOO マシュー Matthew in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Matthew Family Bonds Are Forever
Matthew Family Bonds Are Forever ma-shOO ましゅう Matthew in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Matthew Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Matthew in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Matthew in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Matthew, when pronounced ma-shOO, is マシュー (mashū) in katakana and ましゅう (mashuu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spash as in shipOO as in boot, held long
Matthew in Katakana (Vertical)
Matthew katakana, vertical
Matthew in Katakana (Horizontal)
Matthew katakana, horizontal
Matthew in Hiragana (Vertical)
Matthew hiragana, vertical
Matthew in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Matthew hiragana, horizontal

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