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Fossum in Japanese

フォッサム

Fossum, when pronounced "fo-Sum", is フォッサム (fossamu) in katakana.

f as in funo as in go, TomS as in see, heldu as in sunm as in man
Shared by Eric Fossum and others

This spelling is shared by Inventor of CMOS active pixel image sensor camera-on-a-chip Eric Fossum (エリック・フォッサム) and baseball player Casey Fossum (ケーシー・フォッサム).

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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

"Fossum Family is My Life," "Fossum 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.

Fossum Family Is My Life
Fossum Family Is My Life fo-Sum フォッサム Fossum in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Fossum Family Is My Life
Fossum Family Is My Life fo-Sum ほっさむ Fossum in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Fossum Family Bonds Are Forever
Fossum Family Bonds Are Forever fo-Sum フォッサム Fossum in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Fossum Family Bonds Are Forever
Fossum Family Bonds Are Forever fo-Sum ほっさむ Fossum in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Fossum Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Fossum in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Fossum in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Fossum, when pronounced fo-Sum, is フォッサム (fossamu) in katakana and ほっさむ (hossamu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in funo as in go, TomS as in see, heldu as in sunm as in man
Fossum in Katakana (Vertical)
Fossum katakana, vertical
Fossum in Katakana (Horizontal)
Fossum katakana, horizontal
Fossum in Hiragana (Vertical)
Fossum hiragana, vertical
Fossum in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Fossum 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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