Yani in Japanese

ヤニ

Yani, when pronounced "ya-ni", is ヤニ (yani) in katakana.

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Yani Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Yani Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Yani Is My Life ya-ni ヤニ Yani in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Yani Is My Life ya-ni やに Yani in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Yani Is My Love ya-ni ヤニ Yani in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Yani Is My Love ya-ni やに Yani in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Yani Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

Yani katakana, vertical

Yani katakana, horizontal

Yani hiragana, vertical

Yani hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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