Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sid in Japanese

シッド

Sid, when pronounced "siD", is シッド (shiddo) in katakana.

s as in seei as in sit, skiD as in dog, held
Shared by Sid Going and others

This katakana spelling is shared by New Zealand rugby union footballer Sid Going (シッド・ゴーイング), songwriter Sid Tepper (シッド・テッパー), and editor and comic book writer Sid Jacobson (シッド・ジェイコブソン).

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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

"Sid Family is My Life," "Sid 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.

Sid Family Is My Life
Sid Family Is My Life siD シッド Sid in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sid Family Is My Life
Sid Family Is My Life siD しっど Sid in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sid Family Bonds Are Forever
Sid Family Bonds Are Forever siD シッド Sid in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sid Family Bonds Are Forever
Sid Family Bonds Are Forever siD しっど Sid in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sid Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sid in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sid in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sid, when pronounced siD, is シッド (shiddo) in katakana and しっど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seei as in sit, skiD as in dog, held
Sid in Katakana (Vertical)
Sid katakana, vertical
Sid in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sid katakana, horizontal
Sid in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sid hiragana, vertical
Sid in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sid 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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