Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Mary in Japanese

メリー

Mary, when pronounced "me-rI", is メリー (merī) in katakana.

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Shared by Mary Hopkin and others

Notable people using this translation include Welsh singer Mary Hopkin (メリー・ホプキン), Tony Award-winning actress Mary Martin (メリー・マーティン), and founder of Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy (メリー・ベーカー・エディ). This is also the spelling used by jazz pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams (メリー・ルー・ウィリアムズ).

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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

"Mary Family is My Life," "Mary 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.

Mary Family Is My Life
Mary Family Is My Life me-rI メリー Mary in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mary Family Is My Life
Mary Family Is My Life me-rI めりい Mary in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mary Family Bonds Are Forever
Mary Family Bonds Are Forever me-rI メリー Mary in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mary Family Bonds Are Forever
Mary Family Bonds Are Forever me-rI めりい Mary in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mary Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Mary in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Mary in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Mary, when pronounced me-rI, is メリー (merī) in katakana and めりい (merii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mane as in bedr as in redI as in ski, held long
Mary in Katakana (Vertical)
Mary katakana, vertical
Mary in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mary katakana, horizontal
Mary in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mary hiragana, vertical
Mary in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mary 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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