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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Bessie in Japanese

ベシー

Bessie, when pronounced "be-sI", is ベシー (beshī) in katakana.

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Shared by Bessie Carter

Famous people with this spelling include British actress Bessie Carter (ベシー・カーター).

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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

"Bessie Family is My Life," "Bessie 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.

Bessie Family Is My Life
Bessie Family Is My Life be-sI ベシー Bessie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bessie Family Is My Life
Bessie Family Is My Life be-sI べしい Bessie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bessie Family Bonds Are Forever
Bessie Family Bonds Are Forever be-sI ベシー Bessie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Bessie Family Bonds Are Forever
Bessie Family Bonds Are Forever be-sI べしい Bessie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bessie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bessie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bessie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bessie, when pronounced be-sI, is ベシー (beshī) in katakana and べしい (beshii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Bessie in Katakana (Vertical)
Bessie katakana, vertical
Bessie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Bessie katakana, horizontal
Bessie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Bessie hiragana, vertical
Bessie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Bessie 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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