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Tim in Japanese

ティム

Tim, when pronounced "tim", is ティム (timu) in katakana.

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Shared by Tim Curry and others

Famous people with this spelling include British actor Tim Curry (ティム・カリー), business executive Tim Cook (ティム・クック), and singer and musician Tiny Tim (タイニー・ティム). It's also the katakana spelling for basketball player Tim Duncan (ティム・ダンカン).

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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

"Tim Family is My Life," "Tim 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.

Tim Family Is My Life
Tim Family Is My Life tim ティム Tim in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tim Family Is My Life
Tim Family Is My Life tim てぃむ Tim in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tim Family Bonds Are Forever
Tim Family Bonds Are Forever tim ティム Tim in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Tim Family Bonds Are Forever
Tim Family Bonds Are Forever tim てぃむ Tim in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Tim Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Tim in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Tim in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Tim, when pronounced tim, is ティム (timu) in katakana and てぃむ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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