Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Melissa in Japanese

メリッサ

Melissa, when pronounced "me-li-Sa", is メリッサ (merissa) in katakana.

m as in mane as in bedl as in lovei as in sit, skiS as in see, helda as in at, spa
Shared by Melissa Gilbert and others

This katakana spelling is shared by actress Melissa Gilbert (メリッサ・ギルバート), film and television screenwriter Melissa Mathison (メリッサ・マシスン), and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge (メリッサ・エセルリッジ).

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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

"Melissa Family is My Life," "Melissa 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.

Melissa Family Is My Life
Melissa Family Is My Life me-li-Sa メリッサ Melissa in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Melissa Family Is My Life
Melissa Family Is My Life me-li-Sa めりっさ Melissa in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Melissa Family Bonds Are Forever
Melissa Family Bonds Are Forever me-li-Sa メリッサ Melissa in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Melissa Family Bonds Are Forever
Melissa Family Bonds Are Forever me-li-Sa めりっさ Melissa in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Melissa Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Melissa in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Melissa in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Melissa, when pronounced me-li-Sa, is メリッサ (merissa) in katakana and めりっさ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mane as in bedl as in lovei as in sit, skiS as in see, helda as in at, spa
Melissa in Katakana (Vertical)
Melissa katakana, vertical
Melissa in Katakana (Horizontal)
Melissa katakana, horizontal
Melissa in Hiragana (Vertical)
Melissa hiragana, vertical
Melissa in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Melissa 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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