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Yancy in Japanese

ヤンシー

Yancy, when pronounced "yan-sI", is ヤンシー (yanshī) in katakana.

yan as in nos as in seeI as in ski, held long
Shared by Yancy Butler and others

Well-known people with this spelling include television and film actress Yancy Butler (ヤンシー・バトラー), clergyman and musician Marvin Yancy (マーヴィン・ヤンシー), and basketball player Yancy Gates (ヤンシー・ゲイツ).

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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

"Yancy Family is My Life," "Yancy 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.

Yancy Family Is My Life
Yancy Family Is My Life yan-sI ヤンシー Yancy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yancy Family Is My Life
Yancy Family Is My Life yan-sI やんしい Yancy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yancy Family Bonds Are Forever
Yancy Family Bonds Are Forever yan-sI ヤンシー Yancy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Yancy Family Bonds Are Forever
Yancy Family Bonds Are Forever yan-sI やんしい Yancy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Yancy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Yancy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Yancy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Yancy, when pronounced yan-sI, is ヤンシー (yanshī) in katakana and やんしい (yanshii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

yan as in nos as in seeI as in ski, held long
Yancy in Katakana (Vertical)
Yancy katakana, vertical
Yancy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Yancy katakana, horizontal
Yancy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Yancy hiragana, vertical
Yancy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Yancy 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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