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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Maile in Japanese

メイリー

Maile, when pronounced "may-lI", is メイリー (meirī) in katakana.

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Shared by Luke Maile

People pronouncing their name this way include professional baseball player Luke Maile (ルーク・メイリー).

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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

"Maile Family is My Life," "Maile 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.

Maile Family Is My Life
Maile Family Is My Life may-lI メイリー Maile in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maile Family Is My Life
Maile Family Is My Life may-lI めいりい Maile in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever may-lI メイリー Maile in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever may-lI めいりい Maile in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Maile Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Maile in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Maile in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Maile, when pronounced may-lI, is メイリー (meirī) in katakana and めいりい (meirii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manay as in dayl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Maile in Katakana (Vertical)
Maile katakana, vertical
Maile in Katakana (Horizontal)
Maile katakana, horizontal
Maile in Hiragana (Vertical)
Maile hiragana, vertical
Maile in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Maile 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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