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Rie in Japanese

リー

Rie, when pronounced "rI", is リー (rī) in katakana.

r as in redI as in ski, held long
Shared by Lucie Rie

People pronouncing their name this way include Austrian-born British studio potter Lucie Rie (ルーシー・リー).

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ri-e リエrie rI リーrī

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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

"Rie Family is My Life," "Rie 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.

Rie Family Is My Life
Rie Family Is My Life rI リー Rie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rie Family Is My Life
Rie Family Is My Life rI りい Rie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rie Family Bonds Are Forever
Rie Family Bonds Are Forever rI リー Rie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rie Family Bonds Are Forever
Rie Family Bonds Are Forever rI りい Rie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rie, when pronounced rI, is リー (rī) in katakana and りい (rii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redI as in ski, held long
Rie in Katakana (Vertical)
Rie katakana, vertical
Rie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rie katakana, horizontal
Rie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rie hiragana, vertical
Rie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rie hiragana, horizontal

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