Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Rocky in Japanese

ロッキー

Rocky, when pronounced "ro-KI", is ロッキー (rokkī) in katakana.

r as in redo as in go, TomK as in kit, heldI as in ski, held long
Shared by Rocky Marciano and others

This katakana spelling is shared by heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano (ロッキー・マルシアノ), actor Rocky Carroll (ロッキー・キャロル), and boxer Rocky Graziano (ロッキー・グラジアノ).

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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

"Rocky Family is My Life," "Rocky 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.

Rocky Family Is My Life
Rocky Family Is My Life ro-KI ロッキー Rocky in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rocky Family Is My Life
Rocky Family Is My Life ro-KI ろっきい Rocky in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rocky Family Bonds Are Forever
Rocky Family Bonds Are Forever ro-KI ロッキー Rocky in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rocky Family Bonds Are Forever
Rocky Family Bonds Are Forever ro-KI ろっきい Rocky in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rocky Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rocky in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rocky in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rocky, when pronounced ro-KI, is ロッキー (rokkī) in katakana and ろっきい (rokkii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redo as in go, TomK as in kit, heldI as in ski, held long
Rocky in Katakana (Vertical)
Rocky katakana, vertical
Rocky in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rocky katakana, horizontal
Rocky in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rocky hiragana, vertical
Rocky in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rocky hiragana, horizontal

Rocky Meaning Rest

Names have meanings and Rocky means Rest which in kanji is 静止 read seishi. These beautiful designs of Rocky with the meaning rest make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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