Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Magic in Japanese

マジック

Magic, when pronounced "ma-jiK", is マジック (majikku) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spaj as in jumpi as in sit, skiK as in kit, held
Shared by Magic Johnson and others

Famous people with this spelling include basketball player and entrepreneur Magic Johnson (マジック・ジョンソン), musician Magic Dick (マジック・ディック), and Chicago blues musician Magic Sam (マジック・サム).

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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

"Magic Family is My Life," "Magic 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.

Magic Family Is My Life
Magic Family Is My Life ma-jiK マジック Magic in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Magic Family Is My Life
Magic Family Is My Life ma-jiK まじっく Magic in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Magic Family Bonds Are Forever
Magic Family Bonds Are Forever ma-jiK マジック Magic in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Magic Family Bonds Are Forever
Magic Family Bonds Are Forever ma-jiK まじっく Magic in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Magic Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Magic in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Magic in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Magic, when pronounced ma-jiK, is マジック (majikku) in katakana and まじっく in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spaj as in jumpi as in sit, skiK as in kit, held
Magic in Katakana (Vertical)
Magic katakana, vertical
Magic in Katakana (Horizontal)
Magic katakana, horizontal
Magic in Hiragana (Vertical)
Magic hiragana, vertical
Magic in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Magic 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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