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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

West in Japanese

ウェスト

West, when pronounced "west", is ウェスト (wesuto) in katakana.

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Shared by Kanye West and others

People pronouncing their name this way include rapper and record producer Kanye West (カニエ・ウェスト), British actor Dominic West (ドミニク・ウェスト), and basketball player Delonte West (デロンテ・ウェスト). This is also the spelling used by British actor and director Samuel West (サミュエル・ウェスト).

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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

"West Family is My Life," "West 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.

West Family Is My Life
West Family Is My Life west ウェスト West in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
West Family Is My Life
West Family Is My Life west うえすと West in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
West Family Bonds Are Forever
West Family Bonds Are Forever west ウェスト West in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
West Family Bonds Are Forever
West Family Bonds Are Forever west うえすと West in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

West Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of West in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order West in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. West, when pronounced west, is ウェスト (wesuto) in katakana and うえすと (uesuto) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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