Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sam in Japanese

サム

Sam, when pronounced "sam", is サム (samu) in katakana.

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Shared by Sam Altman and others

Well-known people with this spelling include venture-capitalist in Silicon Valley Sam Altman (サム・アルトマン), Academy Award-winning actor Sam Rockwell (サム・ロックウェル), and football player Sam Darnold (サム・ダーノルド). This is also the spelling used by Academy Award-winning British stage and film director Sam Mendes (サム・メンデス).

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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

"Sam Family is My Life," "Sam 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.

Sam Family Is My Life
Sam Family Is My Life sam サム Sam in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sam Family Is My Life
Sam Family Is My Life sam さむ Sam in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sam Family Bonds Are Forever
Sam Family Bonds Are Forever sam サム Sam in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sam Family Bonds Are Forever
Sam Family Bonds Are Forever sam さむ Sam in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sam Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

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