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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Tiger in Japanese

タイガー

Tiger, when pronounced "tie-gur", is タイガー (taigā) in katakana.

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Shared by Tiger Woods and others

This translation is used by golfer Tiger Woods (タイガー・ウッズ), English actress Nell Tiger Free (ネル・タイガー・フリー), and African-American boxer Tiger Flowers (タイガー・フラワーズ).

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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

"Tiger Family is My Life," "Tiger 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.

Tiger Family Is My Life
Tiger Family Is My Life tie-gur タイガー Tiger in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tiger Family Is My Life
Tiger Family Is My Life tie-gur たいがあ Tiger in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tiger Family Bonds Are Forever
Tiger Family Bonds Are Forever tie-gur タイガー Tiger in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Tiger Family Bonds Are Forever
Tiger Family Bonds Are Forever tie-gur たいがあ Tiger in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Tiger Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Tiger in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Tiger in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Tiger, when pronounced tie-gur, is タイガー (taigā) in katakana and たいがあ (taigaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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