Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Baby in Japanese

ベイビー

Baby, when pronounced "bay-bI", is ベイビー (beibī) in katakana.

b as in batay as in dayb as in batI as in ski, held long
Shared by Lil Baby and others

This katakana spelling is shared by rapper Lil Baby (リル・ベイビー), rapper and singer Baby Bash (ベイビー・バッシュ), and musician Baby Dodds (ベイビー・ドッズ).

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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

"Baby Family is My Life," "Baby 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.

Baby Family Is My Life
Baby Family Is My Life bay-bI ベイビー Baby in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Baby Family Is My Life
Baby Family Is My Life bay-bI べいびい Baby in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Baby Family Bonds Are Forever
Baby Family Bonds Are Forever bay-bI ベイビー Baby in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Baby Family Bonds Are Forever
Baby Family Bonds Are Forever bay-bI べいびい Baby in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Baby Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Baby in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Baby in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Baby, when pronounced bay-bI, is ベイビー (beibī) in katakana and べいびい (beibii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batay as in dayb as in batI as in ski, held long
Baby in Katakana (Vertical)
Baby katakana, vertical
Baby in Katakana (Horizontal)
Baby katakana, horizontal
Baby in Hiragana (Vertical)
Baby hiragana, vertical
Baby in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Baby 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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