Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Wes in Japanese

ウェス

Wes, when pronounced "wes", is ウェス (wesu) in katakana.

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Shared by Wes Anderson and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Wes Anderson (ウェス・アンダーソン), politician, investment banker, author and television producer Wes Moore (ウェス・モーア), and musician Wes Borland (ウェス・ボーランド). Other notable people include football player and coach Wes Welker (ウェス・ウェルカー).

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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

"Wes Family is My Life," "Wes 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.

Wes Family Is My Life
Wes Family Is My Life wes ウェス Wes in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wes Family Is My Life
Wes Family Is My Life wes うえす Wes in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wes Family Bonds Are Forever
Wes Family Bonds Are Forever wes ウェス Wes in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Wes Family Bonds Are Forever
Wes Family Bonds Are Forever wes うえす Wes in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Wes Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Wes in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Wes in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Wes, when pronounced wes, is ウェス (wesu) in katakana and うえす (uesu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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