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Sixten in Japanese

シクステン

Sixten, when pronounced "siks-ten", is シクステン (shikusuten) in katakana.

s as in seei as in sit, skik as in kits as in seet as in tope as in bedn as in no
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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

"Sixten Family is My Life," "Sixten 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.

Sixten Family Is My Life
Sixten Family Is My Life siks-ten シクステン Sixten in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sixten Family Is My Life
Sixten Family Is My Life siks-ten しくすてん Sixten in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sixten Family Bonds Are Forever
Sixten Family Bonds Are Forever siks-ten シクステン Sixten in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sixten Family Bonds Are Forever
Sixten Family Bonds Are Forever siks-ten しくすてん Sixten in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sixten Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sixten in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sixten in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sixten, when pronounced siks-ten, is シクステン (shikusuten) in katakana and しくすてん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seei as in sit, skik as in kits as in seet as in tope as in bedn as in no
Sixten in Katakana (Vertical)
Sixten katakana, vertical
Sixten in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sixten katakana, horizontal
Sixten in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sixten hiragana, vertical
Sixten in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sixten 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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