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Fanny in Japanese

ファニー

Fanny, when pronounced "fa-nI", is ファニー (fanī) in katakana.

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Shared by Fanny Brice and others

This katakana spelling is shared by actress, singer and comedian Fanny Brice (ファニー・ブライス), 19th century Christian hymnist Fanny Crosby (ファニー・クロスビー), and English musician Fanny Waterman (ファニー・ウォーターマン). It's also the katakana spelling for Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder Fanny Durack (ファニー・ドゥラック).

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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

"Fanny Family is My Life," "Fanny 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.

Fanny Family Is My Life
Fanny Family Is My Life fa-nI ファニー Fanny in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Fanny Family Is My Life
Fanny Family Is My Life fa-nI はにい Fanny in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Fanny Family Bonds Are Forever
Fanny Family Bonds Are Forever fa-nI ファニー Fanny in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Fanny Family Bonds Are Forever
Fanny Family Bonds Are Forever fa-nI はにい Fanny in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Fanny Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Fanny in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Fanny in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Fanny, when pronounced fa-nI, is ファニー (fanī) in katakana and はにい (hanii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Fanny in Katakana (Vertical)
Fanny katakana, vertical
Fanny in Katakana (Horizontal)
Fanny katakana, horizontal
Fanny in Hiragana (Vertical)
Fanny hiragana, vertical
Fanny in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Fanny hiragana, horizontal

Fanny Meaning Free

Names have meanings and Fanny means Free which in kanji is 自由 read jiyū. These beautiful designs of Fanny with the meaning free make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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