Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Irvine in Japanese

アーヴィン

Irvine, when pronounced "ar-vin", is アーヴィン (āvin) in katakana.

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Shared by Irvine Welsh and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh (アーヴィン・ウェルシュ), English mountaineer Andrew Comyn Irvine (アンドリュー・アーヴィン), and evangelist from the late nineteenth century William Irvine (ウィリアム・アーヴィン).

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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

"Irvine Family is My Life," "Irvine 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.

Irvine Family Is My Life
Irvine Family Is My Life ar-vin アーヴィン Irvine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Irvine Family Is My Life
Irvine Family Is My Life ar-vin ああびん Irvine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Irvine Family Bonds Are Forever
Irvine Family Bonds Are Forever ar-vin アーヴィン Irvine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Irvine Family Bonds Are Forever
Irvine Family Bonds Are Forever ar-vin ああびん Irvine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Irvine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Irvine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Irvine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Irvine, when pronounced ar-vin, is アーヴィン (āvin) in katakana and ああびん (aabin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Irvine in Katakana (Vertical)
Irvine katakana, vertical
Irvine in Katakana (Horizontal)
Irvine katakana, horizontal
Irvine in Hiragana (Vertical)
Irvine hiragana, vertical
Irvine in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Irvine 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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