Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Mei in Japanese

メイ

Mei, when pronounced "may", is メイ (mei) in katakana.

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Shared by Jessie Mei Li and others

Famous people with this spelling include English actress Jessie Mei Li (ジェシー・メイ・リー) and fiction and food writer Mei Chin (メイ・チン).

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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

"Mei Family is My Life," "Mei 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.

Mei Family Is My Life
Mei Family Is My Life may メイ Mei in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mei Family Is My Life
Mei Family Is My Life may めい Mei in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever may メイ Mei in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever may めい Mei in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mei Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Mei in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Mei in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Mei, when pronounced may, is メイ (mei) in katakana and めい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manay as in day
Mei in Katakana (Vertical)
Mei katakana, vertical
Mei in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mei katakana, horizontal
Mei in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mei hiragana, vertical
Mei in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mei hiragana, horizontal

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