Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Shake in Japanese

シェイク

Shake, when pronounced "shayk", is シェイク (sheiku) in katakana.

sh as in shipay as in dayk as in kit
Shared by Shake Milton and others

People with this Japanese spelling include basketball player Shake Milton (シェイク・ミルトン) and actor, known for Sunrise over Lake Van Shake Tukhmanyan (シェイク・トゥクマニアン).

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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

"Shake Family is My Life," "Shake 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.

Shake Family Is My Life
Shake Family Is My Life shayk シェイク Shake in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shake Family Is My Life
Shake Family Is My Life shayk しぇいく Shake in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shake Family Bonds Are Forever
Shake Family Bonds Are Forever shayk シェイク Shake in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shake Family Bonds Are Forever
Shake Family Bonds Are Forever shayk しぇいく Shake in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Shake Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Shake in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Shake in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Shake, when pronounced shayk, is シェイク (sheiku) in katakana and しぇいく in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipay as in dayk as in kit
Shake in Katakana (Vertical)
Shake katakana, vertical
Shake in Katakana (Horizontal)
Shake katakana, horizontal
Shake in Hiragana (Vertical)
Shake hiragana, vertical
Shake in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Shake 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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