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Ossie in Japanese

オジー

Ossie, when pronounced "o-jI", is オジー (ojī) in katakana.

o as in go, Tomj as in jumpI as in ski, held long
Shared by Ossie Davis and others

People pronouncing their name this way include actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist Ossie Davis (オジー・デイヴィス), British fashion designer Ossie Clark (オジー・クラーク), and baseball player Ossie Orwoll (オジー・オーウォル).

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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

"Ossie Family is My Life," "Ossie 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.

Ossie Family Is My Life
Ossie Family Is My Life o-jI オジー Ossie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ossie Family Is My Life
Ossie Family Is My Life o-jI おじい Ossie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ossie Family Bonds Are Forever
Ossie Family Bonds Are Forever o-jI オジー Ossie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ossie Family Bonds Are Forever
Ossie Family Bonds Are Forever o-jI おじい Ossie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ossie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ossie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ossie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ossie, when pronounced o-jI, is オジー (ojī) in katakana and おじい (ojii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

o as in go, Tomj as in jumpI as in ski, held long
Ossie in Katakana (Vertical)
Ossie katakana, vertical
Ossie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ossie katakana, horizontal
Ossie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ossie hiragana, vertical
Ossie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ossie 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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