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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Rafe in Japanese

レイフ

Rafe, when pronounced "rayf", is レイフ (reifu) in katakana.

r as in reday as in dayf as in fun
Shared by Rafe Spall and others

Notable people using this translation include British actor Rafe Spall (レイフ・スポール), screenwriter Rafe Judkins (レイフ・ジャドキンス), and Australian sinologist and historian Rafe de Crespigny (レイフ・ド・クレスピニー).

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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

"Rafe Family is My Life," "Rafe 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.

Rafe Family Is My Life
Rafe Family Is My Life rayf レイフ Rafe in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rafe Family Is My Life
Rafe Family Is My Life rayf れいふ Rafe in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rafe Family Bonds Are Forever
Rafe Family Bonds Are Forever rayf レイフ Rafe in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rafe Family Bonds Are Forever
Rafe Family Bonds Are Forever rayf れいふ Rafe in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rafe Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rafe in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rafe in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rafe, when pronounced rayf, is レイフ (reifu) in katakana and れいふ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in reday as in dayf as in fun
Rafe in Katakana (Vertical)
Rafe katakana, vertical
Rafe in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rafe katakana, horizontal
Rafe in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rafe hiragana, vertical
Rafe in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rafe 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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