Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Birte in Japanese

ビルテ

Birte, when pronounced "bir-te", is ビルテ (birute) in katakana.

b as in bati as in sit, skir as in redt as in tope as in bed
Shared by Birte Tove and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Danish actress Birte Tove (ビルテ・トーブ), Birte Dronsek (ビルテ・ドロンセック), and Swedish actress Birte Heribertson (ビルテ・ヘリベルトソン).

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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

"Birte Family is My Life," "Birte 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.

Birte Family Is My Life
Birte Family Is My Life bir-te ビルテ Birte in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Birte Family Is My Life
Birte Family Is My Life bir-te びるて Birte in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Birte Family Bonds Are Forever
Birte Family Bonds Are Forever bir-te ビルテ Birte in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Birte Family Bonds Are Forever
Birte Family Bonds Are Forever bir-te びるて Birte in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Birte Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Birte in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Birte in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Birte, when pronounced bir-te, is ビルテ (birute) in katakana and びるて in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bati as in sit, skir as in redt as in tope as in bed
Birte in Katakana (Vertical)
Birte katakana, vertical
Birte in Katakana (Horizontal)
Birte katakana, horizontal
Birte in Hiragana (Vertical)
Birte hiragana, vertical
Birte in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Birte 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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