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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Rusty in Japanese

ラスティ

Rusty, when pronounced "ru-sti", is ラスティ (rasuti) in katakana.

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Shared by Rusty Schwimmer and others

People pronouncing their name this way include actress Rusty Schwimmer (ラスティ・シュウィマー), racing driver Rusty Wallace (ラスティ・ワレス), and British drummer Rusty Egan (ラスティ・イーガン). This is also the spelling used by clown Rusty Nails (ラスティ・ネイルズ).

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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

"Rusty Family is My Life," "Rusty 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.

Rusty Family Is My Life
Rusty Family Is My Life ru-sti ラスティ Rusty in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rusty Family Is My Life
Rusty Family Is My Life ru-sti らすてぃ Rusty in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rusty Family Bonds Are Forever
Rusty Family Bonds Are Forever ru-sti ラスティ Rusty in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rusty Family Bonds Are Forever
Rusty Family Bonds Are Forever ru-sti らすてぃ Rusty in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rusty Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rusty in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rusty in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rusty, when pronounced ru-sti, is ラスティ (rasuti) in katakana and らすてぃ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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