Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Mei in Japanese

メーイ

Mei, when pronounced "mE-i", is メーイ (mēi) in katakana.

m as in manE as in day, held longi as in sit, ski
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Well-known people with this spelling include footballer Andrea Mei (アンドレア・メーイ).

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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 mE-i メーイ Mei in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mei Family Is My Life
Mei Family Is My Life mE-i めえい Mei in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever mE-i メーイ Mei in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever
Mei Family Bonds Are Forever mE-i めえい 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 mE-i, is メーイ (mēi) in katakana and めえい (meei) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manE as in day, held longi as in sit, ski
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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