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Selmer in Japanese

セルメール

Selmer, when pronounced "sel-mEr", is セルメール (serumēru) in katakana.

s as in seee as in bedl as in lovem as in manE as in day, held longr as in red

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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

"Selmer Family is My Life," "Selmer 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.

Selmer Family Is My Life
Selmer Family Is My Life sel-mEr セルメール Selmer in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Selmer Family Is My Life
Selmer Family Is My Life sel-mEr せるめえる Selmer in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Selmer Family Bonds Are Forever
Selmer Family Bonds Are Forever sel-mEr セルメール Selmer in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Selmer Family Bonds Are Forever
Selmer Family Bonds Are Forever sel-mEr せるめえる Selmer in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Selmer Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Selmer in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Selmer in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Selmer, when pronounced sel-mEr, is セルメール (serumēru) in katakana and せるめえる (serumeeru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seee as in bedl as in lovem as in manE as in day, held longr as in red
Selmer in Katakana (Vertical)
Selmer katakana, vertical
Selmer in Katakana (Horizontal)
Selmer katakana, horizontal
Selmer in Hiragana (Vertical)
Selmer hiragana, vertical
Selmer in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Selmer 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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