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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Mei in Japanese

メイ

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

m as in manay as in day
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

Mei Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Mei Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Mei Is My Life
Mei Is My Life may メイ Mei in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mei Is My Life
Mei Is My Life may めい Mei in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mei Is My Love
Mei Is My Love may メイ Mei in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Mei Is My Love
Mei Is My Love may めい Mei in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) 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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