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Valentine in Japanese

ヴァランティーヌ

Valentine, when pronounced "va-lan-tI-nu", is ヴァランティーヌ (varantīnu) in katakana.

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Shared by Valentine Penrose and others

Famous people with this spelling include writer and artist Valentine Penrose (ヴァランティーヌ・ペンローズ), painter, draftsman, and illustrator Valentine Hugo (ヴァランティーヌ・ユーゴー), and actress Valentine Tessier (ヴァランティーヌ・テシエ).

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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

"Valentine Family is My Life," "Valentine 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.

Valentine Family Is My Life
Valentine Family Is My Life va-lan-tI-nu ヴァランティーヌ Valentine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Valentine Family Is My Life
Valentine Family Is My Life va-lan-tI-nu ばらんてぃいぬ Valentine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Valentine Family Bonds Are Forever
Valentine Family Bonds Are Forever va-lan-tI-nu ヴァランティーヌ Valentine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Valentine Family Bonds Are Forever
Valentine Family Bonds Are Forever va-lan-tI-nu ばらんてぃいぬ Valentine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Valentine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Valentine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Valentine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Valentine, when pronounced va-lan-tI-nu, is ヴァランティーヌ (varantīnu) in katakana and ばらんてぃいぬ (barantiinu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in verya as in at, spal as in lovea as in at, span as in not as in topI as in ski, held longn as in nou as in sun
Valentine in Katakana (Vertical)
Valentine katakana, vertical
Valentine in Katakana (Horizontal)
Valentine katakana, horizontal
Valentine in Hiragana (Vertical)
Valentine hiragana, vertical
Valentine in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Valentine hiragana, horizontal

Valentine Meaning Healthy

Names have meanings and Valentine means Healthy which in kanji is 健康 read kenkō. These beautiful designs of Valentine with the meaning healthy make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Valentine has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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