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Pirie in Japanese

パイリー

Pirie, when pronounced "pie-rI", is パイリー (pairī) in katakana.

p as in penie as in pier as in redI as in ski, held long

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

Pirie Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Pirie 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.

Pirie Is My Life
Pirie Is My Life pie-rI パイリー Pirie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pirie Is My Life
Pirie Is My Life pie-rI ぱいりい Pirie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pirie Is My Love
Pirie Is My Love pie-rI パイリー Pirie in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Pirie Is My Love
Pirie Is My Love pie-rI ぱいりい Pirie in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Pirie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pirie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pirie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pirie, when pronounced pie-rI, is パイリー (pairī) in katakana and ぱいりい (pairii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penie as in pier as in redI as in ski, held long
Pirie in Katakana (Vertical)
Pirie katakana, vertical
Pirie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pirie katakana, horizontal
Pirie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pirie hiragana, vertical
Pirie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pirie 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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