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Pirie in Japanese

ピリ

Pirie, when pronounced "pi-ri", is ピリ (piri) in katakana.

p as in peni as in sit, skir as in redi as in sit, ski
Shared by Madsen Pirie

This translation is used by British academic Madsen Pirie (マドセン・ピリ).

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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

"Pirie Family is My Life," "Pirie 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.

Pirie Family Is My Life
Pirie Family Is My Life pi-ri ピリ Pirie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pirie Family Is My Life
Pirie Family Is My Life pi-ri ぴり Pirie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pirie Family Bonds Are Forever
Pirie Family Bonds Are Forever pi-ri ピリ Pirie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pirie Family Bonds Are Forever
Pirie Family Bonds Are Forever pi-ri ぴり Pirie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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 pi-ri, is ピリ (piri) in katakana and ぴり in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in peni as in sit, skir as in redi as in sit, ski
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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