Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Maile in Japanese

マイリ

Maile, when pronounced "mie-li", is マイリ (mairi) in katakana.

m as in manie as in piel as in lovei as in sit, ski

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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 mie-li マイリ Maile in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maile Family Is My Life
Maile Family Is My Life mie-li まいり Maile in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever mie-li マイリ Maile in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever
Maile Family Bonds Are Forever mie-li まいり 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 mie-li, is マイリ (mairi) in katakana and まいり in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manie as in piel as in lovei as in sit, ski
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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