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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Callie in Japanese

カーリー

Callie, when pronounced "kA-lI", is カーリー (kārī) in katakana.

k as in kitA as in spa, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Callie Khouri

Famous people with this spelling include Academy Award-winning screenwriter, producer and director Callie Khouri (カーリー・クーリ).

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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

"Callie Family is My Life," "Callie 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.

Callie Family Is My Life
Callie Family Is My Life kA-lI カーリー Callie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Callie Family Is My Life
Callie Family Is My Life kA-lI かありい Callie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Callie Family Bonds Are Forever
Callie Family Bonds Are Forever kA-lI カーリー Callie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Callie Family Bonds Are Forever
Callie Family Bonds Are Forever kA-lI かありい Callie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Callie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Callie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Callie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Callie, when pronounced kA-lI, is カーリー (kārī) in katakana and かありい (kaarii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitA as in spa, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Callie in Katakana (Vertical)
Callie katakana, vertical
Callie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Callie katakana, horizontal
Callie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Callie hiragana, vertical
Callie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Callie 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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