Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Kirsten in Japanese

カーステン

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

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Shared by Kirsten Vangsness and others

This katakana spelling is shared by actress and screenwriter Kirsten Vangsness (カーステン・ヴァングスネス), operatic soprano Dorothy Kirsten (ドロシー・カーステン), and Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist Kirsten Thomson (カーステン・トムソン).

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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

"Kirsten Family is My Life," "Kirsten 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.

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

Kirsten Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Kirsten in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Kirsten in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Kirsten, when pronounced kur-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 kitur as in her, butters as in seet as in tope as in bedn as in no
Kirsten in Katakana (Vertical)
Kirsten katakana, vertical
Kirsten in Katakana (Horizontal)
Kirsten katakana, horizontal
Kirsten in Hiragana (Vertical)
Kirsten hiragana, vertical
Kirsten in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Kirsten 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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