Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Miles in Japanese

マイルス

Miles, when pronounced "miels", is マイルス (mairusu) in katakana.

m as in manie as in piel as in loves as in see
Shared by Miles Davis and others

Well-known people with this spelling include jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis (マイルス・デイヴィス), rock and funk drummer Buddy Miles (バディ・マイルス), and basketball player Miles Plumlee (マイルス・プラムリー). This is also the spelling used by inventor Alexander Miles (アレクサンダー・マイルス).

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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

"Miles Family is My Life," "Miles 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.

Miles Family Is My Life
Miles Family Is My Life miels マイルス Miles in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Miles Family Is My Life
Miles Family Is My Life miels まいるす Miles in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Miles Family Bonds Are Forever
Miles Family Bonds Are Forever miels マイルス Miles in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Miles Family Bonds Are Forever
Miles Family Bonds Are Forever miels まいるす Miles in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Miles Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Miles in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Miles in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Miles, when pronounced miels, is マイルス (mairusu) in katakana and まいるす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manie as in piel as in loves as in see
Miles in Katakana (Vertical)
Miles katakana, vertical
Miles in Katakana (Horizontal)
Miles katakana, horizontal
Miles in Hiragana (Vertical)
Miles hiragana, vertical
Miles in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Miles hiragana, horizontal

Miles Meaning Warrior

Names have meanings and Miles means Warrior which in kanji is 武者 read musha. These beautiful designs of Miles with the meaning warrior make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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