Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Desi in Japanese

デシ

Desi, when pronounced "de-si", is デシ (deshi) in katakana.

d as in doge as in beds as in seei as in sit, ski
Shared by Desi Slava

Famous people with this spelling include Bulgarian singer Desi Slava (デシ・スラヴァ).

Select how you pronounce Desi:

Show us how you pronounce Desi and we'll create the calligraphy.

Loading sounds...

Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Desi Family is My Life," "Desi 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.

Desi Family Is My Life
Desi Family Is My Life de-si デシ Desi in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Desi Family Is My Life
Desi Family Is My Life de-si でし Desi in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Desi Family Bonds Are Forever
Desi Family Bonds Are Forever de-si デシ Desi in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Desi Family Bonds Are Forever
Desi Family Bonds Are Forever de-si でし Desi in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Desi Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Desi in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Desi in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Desi, when pronounced de-si, is デシ (deshi) in katakana and でし in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doge as in beds as in seei as in sit, ski
Desi in Katakana (Vertical)
Desi katakana, vertical
Desi in Katakana (Horizontal)
Desi katakana, horizontal
Desi in Hiragana (Vertical)
Desi hiragana, vertical
Desi in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Desi 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.

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.