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Yancey in Japanese

ヤンシー

Yancey, when pronounced "yan-sI", is ヤンシー (yanshī) in katakana.

yan as in nos as in seeI as in ski, held long
Shared by Yancey Arias and others

Famous people with this spelling include actor, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Yancey Arias (ヤンシー・アリアス), writer Philip Yancey (フィリップ・ヤンシー), and businessman Lovie Yancey (ロヴィー・ヤンシー). This is also the spelling used by African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer and lyricist Jimmy Yancey (ジミー・ヤンシー).

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Yancey Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Yancey Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Yancey Is My Life
Yancey Is My Life yan-sI ヤンシー Yancey in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yancey Is My Life
Yancey Is My Life yan-sI やんしい Yancey in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yancey Is My Love
Yancey Is My Love yan-sI ヤンシー Yancey in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Yancey Is My Love
Yancey Is My Love yan-sI やんしい Yancey in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Yancey Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Yancey in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Yancey in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Yancey, when pronounced yan-sI, is ヤンシー (yanshī) in katakana and やんしい (yanshii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

yan as in nos as in seeI as in ski, held long
Yancey in Katakana (Vertical)
Yancey katakana, vertical
Yancey in Katakana (Horizontal)
Yancey katakana, horizontal
Yancey in Hiragana (Vertical)
Yancey hiragana, vertical
Yancey in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Yancey 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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