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Sawyer in Japanese

ソーヤー

Sawyer, when pronounced "sO-yur", is ソーヤー (sōyā) in katakana.

s as in seeO as in go, law, held longy as in yesur as in her, butter
Shared by Ray Sawyer and others

This translation is shared by singer Ray Sawyer (レイ・ソーヤー), actor Hartley Sawyer (ハートレイ・ソーヤー), and children's writer and storyteller Ruth Sawyer (ルース・ソーヤー).

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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

"Sawyer Family is My Life," "Sawyer 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.

Sawyer Family Is My Life
Sawyer Family Is My Life sO-yur ソーヤー Sawyer in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sawyer Family Is My Life
Sawyer Family Is My Life sO-yur そうやあ Sawyer in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sawyer Family Bonds Are Forever
Sawyer Family Bonds Are Forever sO-yur ソーヤー Sawyer in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sawyer Family Bonds Are Forever
Sawyer Family Bonds Are Forever sO-yur そうやあ Sawyer in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sawyer Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sawyer in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sawyer in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sawyer, when pronounced sO-yur, is ソーヤー (sōyā) in katakana and そうやあ (souyaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seeO as in go, law, held longy as in yesur as in her, butter
Sawyer in Katakana (Vertical)
Sawyer katakana, vertical
Sawyer in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sawyer katakana, horizontal
Sawyer in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sawyer hiragana, vertical
Sawyer in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sawyer 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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