Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Rusty in Japanese

ラスティー

Rusty, when pronounced "ru-stI", is ラスティー (rasutī) in katakana.

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Shared by Rusty Anderson and others

This spelling is shared by guitarist Rusty Anderson (ラスティー・アンダーソン) and basketball player-coach Rusty LaRue (ラスティー・ラルー).

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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 ラスティー 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 らすてぃい 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 ラスティー 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 らすてぃい 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 ラスティー (rasutī) in katakana and らすてぃい (rasutii) 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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