Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Maine in Japanese

メーヌ

Maine, when pronounced "mE-nu", is メーヌ (mēnu) in katakana.

m as in manE as in day, held longn as in nou as in sun
Shared by Maine de Biran

Well-known people with this spelling include philosopher Maine de Biran (メーヌ・ド・ビラン).

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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

"Maine Family is My Life," "Maine 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.

Maine Family Is My Life
Maine Family Is My Life mE-nu メーヌ Maine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maine Family Is My Life
Maine Family Is My Life mE-nu めえぬ Maine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maine Family Bonds Are Forever
Maine Family Bonds Are Forever mE-nu メーヌ Maine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Maine Family Bonds Are Forever
Maine Family Bonds Are Forever mE-nu めえぬ Maine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Maine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Maine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Maine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Maine, when pronounced mE-nu, is メーヌ (mēnu) in katakana and めえぬ (meenu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manE as in day, held longn as in nou as in sun
Maine in Katakana (Vertical)
Maine katakana, vertical
Maine in Katakana (Horizontal)
Maine katakana, horizontal
Maine in Hiragana (Vertical)
Maine hiragana, vertical
Maine in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Maine hiragana, horizontal

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