Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Raleigh in Japanese

レイリー

Raleigh, when pronounced "ray-lI", is レイリー (reirī) in katakana.

r as in reday as in dayl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Raleigh Ashlin Skelton

This spelling is shared by archivist, librarian and cartographer Raleigh Ashlin Skelton (レイリー・アシュリン・スケルトン).

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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

"Raleigh Family is My Life," "Raleigh 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.

Raleigh Family Is My Life
Raleigh Family Is My Life ray-lI レイリー Raleigh in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Raleigh Family Is My Life
Raleigh Family Is My Life ray-lI れいりい Raleigh in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Raleigh Family Bonds Are Forever
Raleigh Family Bonds Are Forever ray-lI レイリー Raleigh in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Raleigh Family Bonds Are Forever
Raleigh Family Bonds Are Forever ray-lI れいりい Raleigh in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Raleigh Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Raleigh in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Raleigh in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Raleigh, when pronounced ray-lI, is レイリー (reirī) in katakana and れいりい (reirii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in reday as in dayl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Raleigh in Katakana (Vertical)
Raleigh katakana, vertical
Raleigh in Katakana (Horizontal)
Raleigh katakana, horizontal
Raleigh in Hiragana (Vertical)
Raleigh hiragana, vertical
Raleigh in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Raleigh 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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