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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Thelma in Japanese

テルマ

Thelma, when pronounced "tel-ma", is テルマ (teruma) in katakana.

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Shared by Thelma Houston and others

This translation is used by singer Thelma Houston (テルマ・ヒューストン), Australian tennis player Thelma Coyne Long (テルマ・コイン・ロング), and Auustralian-born American businesswoman Thelma Keane (テルマ・キーン). This is also the spelling used by Thelma Harms; director, Curriculum Development Thelma Harms (テルマ・ハームス).

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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

"Thelma Family is My Life," "Thelma 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.

Thelma Family Is My Life
Thelma Family Is My Life tel-ma テルマ Thelma in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thelma Family Is My Life
Thelma Family Is My Life tel-ma てるま Thelma in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever tel-ma テルマ Thelma in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever tel-ma てるま Thelma in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Thelma Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Thelma in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Thelma in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Thelma, when pronounced tel-ma, is テルマ (teruma) in katakana and てるま in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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