Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Susan in Japanese

スーザン

Susan, when pronounced "sOO-zan", is スーザン (sūzan) in katakana.

s as in seeOO as in boot, held longz as in zooa as in at, span as in no
Shared by Susan Sarandon and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Academy Award-winning actress and activist Susan Sarandon (スーザン・サランドン), business executive Former CEO of YouTube. Susan Wojcicki (スーザン・ウォシッキー), and writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist Susan Sontag (スーザン・ソンタグ). It's also the katakana spelling for blues and soul musician Susan Tedeschi (スーザン・テデスキ).

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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

"Susan Family is My Life," "Susan 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.

Susan Family Is My Life
Susan Family Is My Life sOO-zan スーザン Susan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Susan Family Is My Life
Susan Family Is My Life sOO-zan すうざん Susan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Susan Family Bonds Are Forever
Susan Family Bonds Are Forever sOO-zan スーザン Susan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Susan Family Bonds Are Forever
Susan Family Bonds Are Forever sOO-zan すうざん Susan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Susan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Susan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Susan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Susan, when pronounced sOO-zan, is スーザン (sūzan) in katakana and すうざん (suuzan) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seeOO as in boot, held longz as in zooa as in at, span as in no
Susan in Katakana (Vertical)
Susan katakana, vertical
Susan in Katakana (Horizontal)
Susan katakana, horizontal
Susan in Hiragana (Vertical)
Susan hiragana, vertical
Susan in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Susan 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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