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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Kirby in Japanese

カービー

Kirby, when pronounced "kur-bI", is カービー (kābī) in katakana.

k as in kitur as in her, butterb as in batI as in ski, held long
Shared by Vanessa Kirby and others

This translation is used by British actress Vanessa Kirby (ヴァネッサ・カービー), comic book artist Jack Kirby (ジャック・カービー), and British school teacher Joe Kirby (ジョー・カービー). It's also the katakana spelling for baseball player Kirby Puckett (カービー・パケット).

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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

"Kirby Family is My Life," "Kirby 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.

Kirby Family Is My Life
Kirby Family Is My Life kur-bI カービー Kirby in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kirby Family Is My Life
Kirby Family Is My Life kur-bI かあびい Kirby in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kirby Family Bonds Are Forever
Kirby Family Bonds Are Forever kur-bI カービー Kirby in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Kirby Family Bonds Are Forever
Kirby Family Bonds Are Forever kur-bI かあびい Kirby in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Kirby Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Kirby in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Kirby in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Kirby, when pronounced kur-bI, is カービー (kābī) in katakana and かあびい (kaabii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitur as in her, butterb as in batI as in ski, held long
Kirby in Katakana (Vertical)
Kirby katakana, vertical
Kirby in Katakana (Horizontal)
Kirby katakana, horizontal
Kirby in Hiragana (Vertical)
Kirby hiragana, vertical
Kirby in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Kirby 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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