Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Moon in Japanese

ムーン

Moon, when pronounced "mOOn", is ムーン (mūn) in katakana.

m as in manOO as in boot, held longn as in no
Shared by Keith Moon and others

Famous people with this spelling include English rock musician, drummer of The Who Keith Moon (キース・ムーン), New Zealand musician Willy Moon (ウィリー・ムーン), and basketball player Jamario Moon (ジャマリオ・ムーン). It's also the katakana spelling for fiction writer Elizabeth Moon (エリザベス・ムーン).

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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

"Moon Family is My Life," "Moon 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.

Moon Family Is My Life
Moon Family Is My Life mOOn ムーン Moon in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Moon Family Is My Life
Moon Family Is My Life mOOn むうん Moon in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Moon Family Bonds Are Forever
Moon Family Bonds Are Forever mOOn ムーン Moon in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Moon Family Bonds Are Forever
Moon Family Bonds Are Forever mOOn むうん Moon in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Moon Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Moon in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Moon in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Moon, when pronounced mOOn, is ムーン (mūn) in katakana and むうん (muun) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manOO as in boot, held longn as in no
Moon in Katakana (Vertical)
Moon katakana, vertical
Moon in Katakana (Horizontal)
Moon katakana, horizontal
Moon in Hiragana (Vertical)
Moon hiragana, vertical
Moon in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Moon 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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