Happy in Japanese
Happy, when pronounced "ha-PI", is ハッピー (happī) in katakana.
h as in hata as in at, spaP as in pen, heldI as in ski, held longShow us how you pronounce Happy and we'll create the calligraphy.
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Name and Phrase
"Happy Family is My Life," "Happy 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.
Happy Japanese Tattoo Designs
Get your tattoo of Happy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Happy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Happy, when pronounced ha-PI, is ハッピー (happī) in katakana and はっぴい (happii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.
h as in hata as in at, spaP as in pen, heldI as in ski, held long
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