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Stephen in Japanese

ステファン

Stephen, when pronounced "ste-fan", is ステファン (sutefan) in katakana.

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Shared by Stephen Kay and others

Famous people with this spelling include actor, director and writer of film and television Stephen Kay (ステファン・ケイ), English reality television personality Stephen Bear (ステファン・ベアー), and journalist Stephen Glass (ステファン・グラス). This is also the spelling used by boxer Stephen Fulton (ステファン・フルトン).

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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

"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 ste-fan ステファン Stephen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stephen Family Is My Life
Stephen Family Is My Life ste-fan すてはん Stephen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever ste-fan ステファン Stephen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever
Stephen Family Bonds Are Forever ste-fan すてはん 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 ste-fan, is ステファン (sutefan) in katakana and すてはん (sutehan) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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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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