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Valentine in Japanese

ヴァレンタイン

Valentine, when pronounced "va-len-tien", is ヴァレンタイン (varentain) in katakana.

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Shared by Steve Valentine and others

Notable people using this translation include Scottish actor Steve Valentine (スティーヴ・ヴァレンタイン), British actor Anthony Valentine (アンソニー・ヴァレンタイン), and radio personality Phil Valentine (フィル・ヴァレンタイン). This is also the spelling used by Australian rugby union footballer Josh Valentine (ジョシュ・ヴァレンタイン).

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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

"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-len-tien ヴァレンタイン 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-len-tien ばれんたいん 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-len-tien ヴァレンタイン 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-len-tien ばれんたいん 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-len-tien, is ヴァレンタイン (varentain) in katakana and ばれんたいん (barentain) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in verya as in at, spal as in lovee as in bedn as in not as in topie as in pien as in no
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 Strong

Names have meanings and Valentine means Strong which in kanji is 強力 read kyōryoku. These beautiful designs of Valentine with the meaning strong 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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