Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Josephine in Japanese

ジョセフィヌ

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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

"Josephine Family is My Life," "Josephine 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.

Josephine Family Is My Life
Josephine Family Is My Life jo-se-fi-noo ジョセフィヌ Josephine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josephine Family Is My Life
Josephine Family Is My Life jo-se-fi-noo じょせひぬ Josephine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josephine Family Bonds Are Forever
Josephine Family Bonds Are Forever jo-se-fi-noo ジョセフィヌ Josephine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Josephine Family Bonds Are Forever
Josephine Family Bonds Are Forever jo-se-fi-noo じょせひぬ Josephine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Josephine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Josephine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Josephine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Josephine, when pronounced jo-se-fi-noo, is ジョセフィヌ (josefinu) in katakana and じょせひぬ (josehinu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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