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Seymour in Japanese

シーモア

Seymour, when pronounced "sI-mor", is シーモア (shīmoa) in katakana.

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Shared by Philip Seymour Hoffman and others

Notable people using this translation include Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (フィリップ・シーモア・ホフマン), investigative journalist Seymour Hersh (シーモア・ハーシュ), and Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer Seymour Cray (シーモア・クレイ). This is also the spelling used by poker player and football player Richard Seymour (リチャード・シーモア).

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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

"Seymour Family is My Life," "Seymour 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.

Seymour Family Is My Life
Seymour Family Is My Life sI-mor シーモア Seymour in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Seymour Family Is My Life
Seymour Family Is My Life sI-mor しいもあ Seymour in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Seymour Family Bonds Are Forever
Seymour Family Bonds Are Forever sI-mor シーモア Seymour in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Seymour Family Bonds Are Forever
Seymour Family Bonds Are Forever sI-mor しいもあ Seymour in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Seymour Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Seymour in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Seymour in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Seymour, when pronounced sI-mor, is シーモア (shīmoa) in katakana and しいもあ (shiimoa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seeI as in ski, held longm as in manor as in more, boar
Seymour in Katakana (Vertical)
Seymour katakana, vertical
Seymour in Katakana (Horizontal)
Seymour katakana, horizontal
Seymour in Hiragana (Vertical)
Seymour hiragana, vertical
Seymour in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Seymour 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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