Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Karsten in Japanese

カーステン

Karsten, when pronounced "kar-sten", is カーステン (kāsuten) in katakana.

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Shared by Karsten Solheim and others

This translation is used by businessman Karsten Solheim (カーステン・ソルハイム), baseball player Karsten Whitson (カーステン・ウィットソン), and Australian rower Karsten Forsterling (カーステン・フォスターリング).

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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

"Karsten Family is My Life," "Karsten 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.

Karsten Family Is My Life
Karsten Family Is My Life kar-sten カーステン Karsten in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karsten Family Is My Life
Karsten Family Is My Life kar-sten かあすてん Karsten in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Karsten Family Bonds Are Forever
Karsten Family Bonds Are Forever kar-sten カーステン Karsten in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Karsten Family Bonds Are Forever
Karsten Family Bonds Are Forever kar-sten かあすてん Karsten in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Karsten Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Karsten in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Karsten in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Karsten, when pronounced kar-sten, is カーステン (kāsuten) in katakana and かあすてん (kaasuten) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitar as in cars as in seet as in tope as in bedn as in no
Karsten in Katakana (Vertical)
Karsten katakana, vertical
Karsten in Katakana (Horizontal)
Karsten katakana, horizontal
Karsten in Hiragana (Vertical)
Karsten hiragana, vertical
Karsten in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Karsten 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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