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Lydia in Japanese

リディア

Lydia, when pronounced "li-di-a", is リディア (ridia) in katakana.

l as in lovei as in sit, skid as in dogi as in sit, skia as in at, spa
Shared by Lydia Ko and others

Well-known people with this spelling include South Korea-born New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko (リディア・コ), British-American actress Lydia Wilson (リディア・ウィルソン), and writer Lydia Davis (リディア・デイヴィス). This is also the spelling used by Australian soccer player Lydia Williams (リディア・ウイリアムズ).

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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

"Lydia Family is My Life," "Lydia 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.

Lydia Family Is My Life
Lydia Family Is My Life li-di-a リディア Lydia in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lydia Family Is My Life
Lydia Family Is My Life li-di-a りでぃあ Lydia in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lydia Family Bonds Are Forever
Lydia Family Bonds Are Forever li-di-a リディア Lydia in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Lydia Family Bonds Are Forever
Lydia Family Bonds Are Forever li-di-a りでぃあ Lydia in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Lydia Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Lydia in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Lydia in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Lydia, when pronounced li-di-a, is リディア (ridia) in katakana and りでぃあ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

l as in lovei as in sit, skid as in dogi as in sit, skia as in at, spa
Lydia in Katakana (Vertical)
Lydia katakana, vertical
Lydia in Katakana (Horizontal)
Lydia katakana, horizontal
Lydia in Hiragana (Vertical)
Lydia hiragana, vertical
Lydia in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Lydia 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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