Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Karmen in Japanese

カルメン

Karmen, when pronounced "kar-men", is カルメン (karumen) in katakana.

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Shared by Steve Karmen

This translation is shared by composer Steve Karmen (スティーヴ・カルメン).

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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

"Karmen Family is My Life," "Karmen 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.

Karmen Family Is My Life
Karmen Family Is My Life kar-men カルメン Karmen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karmen Family Is My Life
Karmen Family Is My Life kar-men かるめん Karmen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karmen Family Bonds Are Forever
Karmen Family Bonds Are Forever kar-men カルメン Karmen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Karmen Family Bonds Are Forever
Karmen Family Bonds Are Forever kar-men かるめん Karmen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Karmen Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Karmen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Karmen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Karmen, when pronounced kar-men, is カルメン (karumen) in katakana and かるめん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kita as in at, spar as in redm as in mane as in bedn as in no
Karmen in Katakana (Vertical)
Karmen katakana, vertical
Karmen in Katakana (Horizontal)
Karmen katakana, horizontal
Karmen in Hiragana (Vertical)
Karmen hiragana, vertical
Karmen in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Karmen 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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