Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Garvin in Japanese

ガーヴィン

Garvin, when pronounced "gar-vin", is ガーヴィン (gāvin) in katakana.

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Shared by James Louis Garvin and others

This translation is used by British journalist James Louis Garvin (ジェームズ・ルイス・ガーヴィン) and architect Alexander Garvin (アレクサンダー・ガーヴィン).

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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

"Garvin Family is My Life," "Garvin 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.

Garvin Family Is My Life
Garvin Family Is My Life gar-vin ガーヴィン Garvin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Garvin Family Is My Life
Garvin Family Is My Life gar-vin があびん Garvin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Garvin Family Bonds Are Forever
Garvin Family Bonds Are Forever gar-vin ガーヴィン Garvin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Garvin Family Bonds Are Forever
Garvin Family Bonds Are Forever gar-vin があびん Garvin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Garvin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Garvin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Garvin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Garvin, when pronounced gar-vin, is ガーヴィン (gāvin) in katakana and があびん (gaabin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goar as in carv as in veryi as in sit, skin as in no
Garvin in Katakana (Vertical)
Garvin katakana, vertical
Garvin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Garvin katakana, horizontal
Garvin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Garvin hiragana, vertical
Garvin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Garvin 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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