Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Max in Japanese

マックス

Max, when pronounced "maKs", is マックス (makkusu) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spaK as in kit, helds as in see
Shared by Max Scherzer and others

People with this Japanese spelling include baseball player Max Scherzer (マックス・シャーザー), mixed martial artist Max Holloway (マックス・ホロウェイ), and British actor Max Minghella (マックス・ミンゲラ). It's also the katakana spelling for German-Jewish physicist and mathematician Max Born (マックス・ボルン).

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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

"Max Family is My Life," "Max 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.

Max Family Is My Life
Max Family Is My Life maKs マックス Max in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Max Family Is My Life
Max Family Is My Life maKs まっくす Max in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Max Family Bonds Are Forever
Max Family Bonds Are Forever maKs マックス Max in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Max Family Bonds Are Forever
Max Family Bonds Are Forever maKs まっくす Max in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Max Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Max in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Max in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Max, when pronounced maKs, is マックス (makkusu) in katakana and まっくす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spaK as in kit, helds as in see
Max in Katakana (Vertical)
Max katakana, vertical
Max in Katakana (Horizontal)
Max katakana, horizontal
Max in Hiragana (Vertical)
Max hiragana, vertical
Max in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Max 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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