Tess in Japanese

テス

Tess, when pronounced "tes", is テス (tesu) in katakana.

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This translation is used by actress Tess Harper (テス・ハーパー), novelist Tess Gerritsen (テス・ジェリッツェン), and writer (b. 1943) Tess Gallagher (テス・ギャラガー). This is also the spelling used by Irish alpine skier Tess Arbez (テス・アーベズ).

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Tess Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Tess Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Tess Is My Life tes テス Tess in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Tess Is My Life tes てす Tess in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Tess Is My Love tes テス Tess in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Tess Is My Love tes てす Tess in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Tess Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Tess in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Tess in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Tess, when pronounced tes, is テス (tesu) in katakana and てす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Tess katakana, vertical

Tess katakana, horizontal

Tess hiragana, vertical

Tess hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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