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Heavy in Japanese

ヘビー

Heavy, when pronounced "he-bI", is ヘビー (hebī) in katakana.

h as in hate as in bedb as in batI as in ski, held long
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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

"Heavy Family is My Life," "Heavy 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.

Heavy Family Is My Life
Heavy Family Is My Life he-bI ヘビー Heavy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Heavy Family Is My Life
Heavy Family Is My Life he-bI へびい Heavy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Heavy Family Bonds Are Forever
Heavy Family Bonds Are Forever he-bI ヘビー Heavy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Heavy Family Bonds Are Forever
Heavy Family Bonds Are Forever he-bI へびい Heavy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Heavy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Heavy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Heavy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Heavy, when pronounced he-bI, is ヘビー (hebī) in katakana and へびい (hebii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hate as in bedb as in batI as in ski, held long
Heavy in Katakana (Vertical)
Heavy katakana, vertical
Heavy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Heavy katakana, horizontal
Heavy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Heavy hiragana, vertical
Heavy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Heavy 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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