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Matania in Japanese

マタニア

Matania, when pronounced "ma-ta-ni-a", is マタニア (matania) in katakana.

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Shared by Fortunino Matania

Well-known people with this spelling include Italian painter Fortunino Matania (フォルトゥニーノ・マタニア).

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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

"Matania Family is My Life," "Matania 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.

Matania Family Is My Life
Matania Family Is My Life ma-ta-ni-a マタニア Matania in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Matania Family Is My Life
Matania Family Is My Life ma-ta-ni-a またにあ Matania in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Matania Family Bonds Are Forever
Matania Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ta-ni-a マタニア Matania in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Matania Family Bonds Are Forever
Matania Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ta-ni-a またにあ Matania in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Matania Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Matania in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Matania in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Matania, when pronounced ma-ta-ni-a, is マタニア (matania) in katakana and またにあ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Matania in Katakana (Vertical)
Matania katakana, vertical
Matania in Katakana (Horizontal)
Matania katakana, horizontal
Matania in Hiragana (Vertical)
Matania hiragana, vertical
Matania in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Matania 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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