Bess in Japanese

ベス

Bess, when pronounced "bes", is ベス (besu) in katakana.

Shared by Bess Armstrong and others

This translation is used by actress Bess Armstrong (ベス・アームストロング), folk musician and folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes (ベス・ロマックス・ホーズ), and stage assistant and wife Bess Houdini (ベス・フーディーニ).

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Name and Phrase

"Bess Family is My Life," "Bess 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.

Bess Family Is My Life bes ベス Bess in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bess Family Is My Life bes べす Bess in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Bess Family Bonds Are Forever bes ベス Bess in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bess Family Bonds Are Forever bes べす Bess in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bess Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Bess in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bess in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bess, when pronounced bes, is ベス (besu) in katakana and べす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Bess katakana, vertical

Bess katakana, horizontal

Bess hiragana, vertical

Bess hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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