Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Misty in Japanese

ミスティ

Misty, when pronounced "mi-sti", is ミスティ (misuti) in katakana.

m as in mani as in sit, skis as in seet as in topi as in sit, ski
Shared by Misty Copeland and others

People with this Japanese spelling include ballet dancer Misty Copeland (ミスティ・コープランド), actress Misty Upham (ミスティ・アッパム), and magician, voice actress, comedian Misty Lee (ミスティ・リー).

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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

"Misty Family is My Life," "Misty 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.

Misty Family Is My Life
Misty Family Is My Life mi-sti ミスティ Misty in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Misty Family Is My Life
Misty Family Is My Life mi-sti みすてぃ Misty in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Misty Family Bonds Are Forever
Misty Family Bonds Are Forever mi-sti ミスティ Misty in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Misty Family Bonds Are Forever
Misty Family Bonds Are Forever mi-sti みすてぃ Misty in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Misty Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Misty in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Misty in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Misty, when pronounced mi-sti, is ミスティ (misuti) in katakana and みすてぃ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mani as in sit, skis as in seet as in topi as in sit, ski
Misty in Katakana (Vertical)
Misty katakana, vertical
Misty in Katakana (Horizontal)
Misty katakana, horizontal
Misty in Hiragana (Vertical)
Misty hiragana, vertical
Misty in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Misty 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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