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Colby in Japanese

コルビー

Colby, when pronounced "kol-bI", is コルビー (korubī) in katakana.

k as in kito as in go, Toml as in loveb as in batI as in ski, held long
Shared by Colby Covington and others

This translation is used by mixed martial artist Colby Covington (コルビー・コヴィントン), actress Barbara Colby (バーバラ・コルビー), and baseball player Colby Rasmus (コルビー・ラスムス). It's also the katakana spelling for psychiatrist Kenneth Colby (ケネス・コルビー).

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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

"Colby Family is My Life," "Colby 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.

Colby Family Is My Life
Colby Family Is My Life kol-bI コルビー Colby in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Colby Family Is My Life
Colby Family Is My Life kol-bI こるびい Colby in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Colby Family Bonds Are Forever
Colby Family Bonds Are Forever kol-bI コルビー Colby in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Colby Family Bonds Are Forever
Colby Family Bonds Are Forever kol-bI こるびい Colby in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Colby Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Colby in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Colby in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Colby, when pronounced kol-bI, is コルビー (korubī) in katakana and こるびい (korubii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kito as in go, Toml as in loveb as in batI as in ski, held long
Colby in Katakana (Vertical)
Colby katakana, vertical
Colby in Katakana (Horizontal)
Colby katakana, horizontal
Colby in Hiragana (Vertical)
Colby hiragana, vertical
Colby in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Colby 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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