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Shin in Japanese

シン

Shin, when pronounced "shin", is シン (shin) in katakana.

sh as in shipi as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Eddie Shin and others

Well-known people with this spelling include actor, known for The Man in the High Castle Eddie Shin (エディ・シン), Korean American artist Jean Shin (ジャン・シン), and New Zealand association football player Leo Shin (レオ・シン).

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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

"Shin Family is My Life," "Shin 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.

Shin Family Is My Life
Shin Family Is My Life shin シン Shin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shin Family Is My Life
Shin Family Is My Life shin しん Shin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shin Family Bonds Are Forever
Shin Family Bonds Are Forever shin シン Shin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shin Family Bonds Are Forever
Shin Family Bonds Are Forever shin しん Shin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Shin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Shin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Shin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Shin, when pronounced shin, is シン (shin) in katakana and しん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipi as in sit, skin as in no
Shin in Katakana (Vertical)
Shin katakana, vertical
Shin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Shin katakana, horizontal
Shin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Shin hiragana, vertical
Shin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Shin hiragana, horizontal

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