Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Lines in Japanese

ラインズ

Lines, when pronounced "lienz", is ラインズ (rainzu) in katakana.

l as in loveie as in pien as in noz as in zoo
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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

"Lines Family is My Life," "Lines 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.

Lines Family Is My Life
Lines Family Is My Life lienz ラインズ Lines in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lines Family Is My Life
Lines Family Is My Life lienz らいんず Lines in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lines Family Bonds Are Forever
Lines Family Bonds Are Forever lienz ラインズ Lines in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Lines Family Bonds Are Forever
Lines Family Bonds Are Forever lienz らいんず Lines in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Lines Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Lines in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Lines in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Lines, when pronounced lienz, is ラインズ (rainzu) in katakana and らいんず in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

l as in loveie as in pien as in noz as in zoo
Lines in Katakana (Vertical)
Lines katakana, vertical
Lines in Katakana (Horizontal)
Lines katakana, horizontal
Lines in Hiragana (Vertical)
Lines hiragana, vertical
Lines in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Lines 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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