Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Gemma in Japanese

ジェマ

Gemma, when pronounced "je-ma", is ジェマ (jema) in katakana.

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Shared by Gemma Arterton and others

This spelling is shared by British actress Gemma Arterton (ジェマ・アータートン), English footballer Gemma Bonner (ジェマ・ボナー), and British judoka Gemma Gibbons (ジェマ・ギボンズ). This is also the spelling used by British television presenter Gemma Morris (ジェマ・モリス).

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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

"Gemma Family is My Life," "Gemma 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.

Gemma Family Is My Life
Gemma Family Is My Life je-ma ジェマ Gemma in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gemma Family Is My Life
Gemma Family Is My Life je-ma じぇま Gemma in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gemma Family Bonds Are Forever
Gemma Family Bonds Are Forever je-ma ジェマ Gemma in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gemma Family Bonds Are Forever
Gemma Family Bonds Are Forever je-ma じぇま Gemma in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gemma Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gemma in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gemma in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gemma, when pronounced je-ma, is ジェマ (jema) in katakana and じぇま in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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