Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Melba in Japanese

メルバ

Melba, when pronounced "mel-ba", is メルバ (meruba) in katakana.

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Shared by Melba Moore and others

This translation is used by singer, and actress Melba Moore (メルバ・ムーア), jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer Melba Liston (メルバ・リストン), and physicist and science educator Melba Phillips (メルバ・フィリップス).

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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

"Melba Family is My Life," "Melba 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.

Melba Family Is My Life
Melba Family Is My Life mel-ba メルバ Melba in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Melba Family Is My Life
Melba Family Is My Life mel-ba めるば Melba in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Melba Family Bonds Are Forever
Melba Family Bonds Are Forever mel-ba メルバ Melba in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Melba Family Bonds Are Forever
Melba Family Bonds Are Forever mel-ba めるば Melba in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Melba Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Melba in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Melba in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Melba, when pronounced mel-ba, is メルバ (meruba) in katakana and めるば in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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