Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Lucy in Japanese

ルーシー

Lucy, when pronounced "lOO-sI", is ルーシー (rūshī) in katakana.

l as in loveOO as in boot, held longs as in seeI as in ski, held long
Shared by Lucy Liu and others

This katakana spelling is shared by actress Lucy Liu (ルーシー・リュー), English footballer Lucy Bronze (ルーシー・ブロンズ), and English journalist and novelist Lucy Hawking (ルーシー・ホーキング). This is also the spelling used by activist Autherine Lucy (オーザリン・ルーシー).

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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

"Lucy Family is My Life," "Lucy 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.

Lucy Family Is My Life
Lucy Family Is My Life lOO-sI ルーシー Lucy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lucy Family Is My Life
Lucy Family Is My Life lOO-sI るうしい Lucy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lucy Family Bonds Are Forever
Lucy Family Bonds Are Forever lOO-sI ルーシー Lucy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Lucy Family Bonds Are Forever
Lucy Family Bonds Are Forever lOO-sI るうしい Lucy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Lucy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Lucy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Lucy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Lucy, when pronounced lOO-sI, is ルーシー (rūshī) in katakana and るうしい (ruushii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

l as in loveOO as in boot, held longs as in seeI as in ski, held long
Lucy in Katakana (Vertical)
Lucy katakana, vertical
Lucy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Lucy katakana, horizontal
Lucy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Lucy hiragana, vertical
Lucy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Lucy 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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