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Mercedes in Japanese

マーセデス

Mercedes, when pronounced "mur-se-des", is マーセデス (māsedesu) in katakana.

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Shared by Mercedes Ruehl and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Academy Award-winning actress Mercedes Ruehl (マーセデス・ルール), novelist and short story writer Mercedes Lackey (マーセデス・ラッキー), and Academy Award-winning actress, known for All the King's Men Mercedes McCambridge (マーセデス・マッケンブリッジ).

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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

"Mercedes Family is My Life," "Mercedes 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.

Mercedes Family Is My Life
Mercedes Family Is My Life mur-se-des マーセデス Mercedes in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mercedes Family Is My Life
Mercedes Family Is My Life mur-se-des まあせです Mercedes in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mercedes Family Bonds Are Forever
Mercedes Family Bonds Are Forever mur-se-des マーセデス Mercedes in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mercedes Family Bonds Are Forever
Mercedes Family Bonds Are Forever mur-se-des まあせです Mercedes in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mercedes Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Mercedes in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Mercedes in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Mercedes, when pronounced mur-se-des, is マーセデス (māsedesu) in katakana and まあせです (maasedesu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manur as in her, butters as in seee as in bedd as in doge as in beds as in see
Mercedes in Katakana (Vertical)
Mercedes katakana, vertical
Mercedes in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mercedes katakana, horizontal
Mercedes in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mercedes hiragana, vertical
Mercedes in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mercedes 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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