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Minnie in Japanese

ミニー

Minnie, when pronounced "mi-nI", is ミニー (minī) in katakana.

m as in mani as in sit, skin as in noI as in ski, held long
Shared by Minnie Driver and others

Well-known people with this spelling include British-American actress Minnie Driver (ミニー・ドライヴァー), singer Minnie Riperton (ミニー・リパートン), and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Memphis Minnie (メンフィス・ミニー). Other notable people include educator, poet, essayist and theorist Minnie Bruce Pratt (ミニー・ブルース・プラット).

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Minnie Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Minnie Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Minnie Is My Life
Minnie Is My Life mi-nI ミニー Minnie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Minnie Is My Life
Minnie Is My Life mi-nI みにい Minnie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Minnie Is My Love
Minnie Is My Love mi-nI ミニー Minnie in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Minnie Is My Love
Minnie Is My Love mi-nI みにい Minnie in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Minnie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Minnie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Minnie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Minnie, when pronounced mi-nI, is ミニー (minī) in katakana and みにい (minii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mani as in sit, skin as in noI as in ski, held long
Minnie in Katakana (Vertical)
Minnie katakana, vertical
Minnie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Minnie katakana, horizontal
Minnie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Minnie hiragana, vertical
Minnie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Minnie 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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