Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Thijs in Japanese

テイス

Thijs, when pronounced "tays", is テイス (teisu) in katakana.

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Shared by Thijs van Leer and others

Notable people using this translation include Dutch musician Thijs van Leer (テイス・ヴァン・レール) and Dutch footballer and manager Thijs Libregts (テイス・リブレフツ).

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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

"Thijs Family is My Life," "Thijs 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.

Thijs Family Is My Life
Thijs Family Is My Life tays テイス Thijs in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thijs Family Is My Life
Thijs Family Is My Life tays ていす Thijs in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thijs Family Bonds Are Forever
Thijs Family Bonds Are Forever tays テイス Thijs in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Thijs Family Bonds Are Forever
Thijs Family Bonds Are Forever tays ていす Thijs in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Thijs Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Thijs in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Thijs in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Thijs, when pronounced tays, is テイス (teisu) in katakana and ていす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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