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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ted in Japanese

テッド

Ted, when pronounced "teD", is テッド (teddo) in katakana.

t as in tope as in bedD as in dog, held
Shared by Ted Danson and others

This translation is used by actor Ted Danson (テッド・ダンソン), media mogul Ted Turner (テッド・ターナー), and rock musician Ted Nugent (テッド・ニュージェント). It's also the katakana spelling for baseball player and fighter pilot Ted Williams (テッド・ウィリアムズ).

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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

"Ted Family is My Life," "Ted 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.

Ted Family Is My Life
Ted Family Is My Life teD テッド Ted in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ted Family Is My Life
Ted Family Is My Life teD てっど Ted in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ted Family Bonds Are Forever
Ted Family Bonds Are Forever teD テッド Ted in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ted Family Bonds Are Forever
Ted Family Bonds Are Forever teD てっど Ted in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ted Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ted in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ted in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ted, when pronounced teD, is テッド (teddo) in katakana and てっど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

t as in tope as in bedD as in dog, held
Ted in Katakana (Vertical)
Ted katakana, vertical
Ted in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ted katakana, horizontal
Ted in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ted hiragana, vertical
Ted in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ted 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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