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Chester in Japanese

チェスター

Chester, when pronounced "che-stur", is チェスター (chesutā) in katakana.

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Shared by Chester Thompson and others

This spelling is shared by drummer Chester Thompson (チェスター・トンプソン), actor, known for A Close Call for Boston Blackie Chester Morris (チェスター・モリス), and fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri Chester Himes (チェスター・ハイムズ). This is also the spelling used by physicist Chester Carlson (チェスター・カールソン).

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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

"Chester Family is My Life," "Chester 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.

Chester Family Is My Life
Chester Family Is My Life che-stur チェスター Chester in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Chester Family Is My Life
Chester Family Is My Life che-stur ちぇすたあ Chester in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Chester Family Bonds Are Forever
Chester Family Bonds Are Forever che-stur チェスター Chester in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Chester Family Bonds Are Forever
Chester Family Bonds Are Forever che-stur ちぇすたあ Chester in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Chester Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Chester in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Chester in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Chester, when pronounced che-stur, is チェスター (chesutā) in katakana and ちぇすたあ (chesutaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ch as in chaire as in beds as in seet as in topur as in her, butter
Chester in Katakana (Vertical)
Chester katakana, vertical
Chester in Katakana (Horizontal)
Chester katakana, horizontal
Chester in Hiragana (Vertical)
Chester hiragana, vertical
Chester in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Chester hiragana, horizontal

Chester Meaning Fortress

Names have meanings and Chester means Fortress which in kanji is 要塞 read yōsai. These beautiful designs of Chester with the meaning fortress make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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