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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Irvin in Japanese

アーヴィン

Irvin, when pronounced "ar-vin", is アーヴィン (āvin) in katakana.

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Shared by Michael Irvin and others

Famous people with this spelling include football player, actor, and sports commentator Michael Irvin (マイケル・アーヴィン), Hall of Fame baseball player Monte Irvin (モンテ・アーヴィン), and British film- and tv-director John Irvin (ジョン・アーヴィン). This is also the spelling used by mathematician Irvin Cohen (アーヴィン・コーエン).

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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

"Irvin Family is My Life," "Irvin 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.

Irvin Family Is My Life
Irvin Family Is My Life ar-vin アーヴィン Irvin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Irvin Family Is My Life
Irvin Family Is My Life ar-vin ああびん Irvin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Irvin Family Bonds Are Forever
Irvin Family Bonds Are Forever ar-vin アーヴィン Irvin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Irvin Family Bonds Are Forever
Irvin Family Bonds Are Forever ar-vin ああびん Irvin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Irvin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Irvin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Irvin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Irvin, when pronounced ar-vin, is アーヴィン (āvin) in katakana and ああびん (aabin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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