Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

James in Japanese

ジャームス

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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

"James Family is My Life," "James 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.

James Family Is My Life
James Family Is My Life jAms ジャームス James in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
James Family Is My Life
James Family Is My Life jAms じゃあむす James in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
James Family Bonds Are Forever
James Family Bonds Are Forever jAms ジャームス James in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
James Family Bonds Are Forever
James Family Bonds Are Forever jAms じゃあむす James in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

James Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of James in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order James in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. James, when pronounced jAms, is ジャームス (jāmusu) in katakana and じゃあむす (jaamusu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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