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Stephen in Japanese

スティーブン

Stephen, when pronounced "stI-boon", is スティーブン (sutībun) in katakana.

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Shared by Stephen Hillenburg and others

This translation is shared by marine science educator and artist Stephen Hillenburg (スティーブン・ヒレンバーグ), US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022 Stephen Breyer (スティーブン・ブライヤー), and basketball player Stephen Jackson (スティーブン・ジャクソン). This is also the spelling used by film director (1949-) Stephen Gyllenhaal (スティーブン・ジレンホール).

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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

"Stephen Family is My Life," "Stephen 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.

Stephen Family Is My Life
Stephen Family Is My Life stI-boon スティーブン Stephen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stephen Family Is My Life
Stephen Family Is My Life stI-boon すてぃいぶん Stephen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever stI-boon スティーブン Stephen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever stI-boon すてぃいぶん Stephen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Stephen Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Stephen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Stephen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Stephen, when pronounced stI-boon, is スティーブン (sutībun) in katakana and すてぃいぶん (sutiibun) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seet as in topI as in ski, held longb as in batoo as in boot, bookn as in no
Stephen in Katakana (Vertical)
Stephen katakana, vertical
Stephen in Katakana (Horizontal)
Stephen katakana, horizontal
Stephen in Hiragana (Vertical)
Stephen hiragana, vertical
Stephen in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Stephen hiragana, horizontal

Stephen Meaning Garland

Names have meanings and Stephen means Garland which in kanji is 花輪 read hanawa. These beautiful designs of Stephen with the meaning garland make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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