Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Chip in Japanese

チップ

Chip, when pronounced "chiP", is チップ (chippu) in katakana.

ch as in chairi as in sit, skiP as in pen, held
Shared by Chip Kelly and others

This translation is used by football coach Chip Kelly (チップ・ケリー), actor Chip Zien (チップ・ザイエン), and rock musician and composer Chip Davis (チップ・デイヴィス). This is also the spelling used by graphic designer Chip Kidd (チップ・キッド).

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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

"Chip Family is My Life," "Chip 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.

Chip Family Is My Life
Chip Family Is My Life chiP チップ Chip in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Chip Family Is My Life
Chip Family Is My Life chiP ちっぷ Chip in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Chip Family Bonds Are Forever
Chip Family Bonds Are Forever chiP チップ Chip in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Chip Family Bonds Are Forever
Chip Family Bonds Are Forever chiP ちっぷ Chip in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Chip Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Chip in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Chip in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Chip, when pronounced chiP, is チップ (chippu) in katakana and ちっぷ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ch as in chairi as in sit, skiP as in pen, held
Chip in Katakana (Vertical)
Chip katakana, vertical
Chip in Katakana (Horizontal)
Chip katakana, horizontal
Chip in Hiragana (Vertical)
Chip hiragana, vertical
Chip in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Chip 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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