Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Kirby in Japanese

カービイ

Kirby, when pronounced "kur-bi-yi", is カービイ (kābii) in katakana.

k as in kitur as in her, butterb as in bati as in sit, skiy as in yesi as in sit, ski
Shared by Durward Kirby and others

This spelling is shared by television personality Durward Kirby (ダーワード・カービイ) and actor Christopher Kirby (クリストファー・カービイ).

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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

"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-yi カービイ 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-yi 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-yi カービイ 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-yi 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-yi, is カービイ (kābii) 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 sit, skiy as in yesi as in sit, ski
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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