James in Japanese

ジェイムズ

James, when pronounced "jaymz", is ジェイムズ (jeimuzu) in katakana.

Shared by James Hetfield and others

This spelling is shared by guitarist and singer James Hetfield (ジェイムズ・ヘットフィールド), writer, known for Go Tell It on the Mountain James Baldwin (ジェイムズ・ボールドウィン), and outlaw, confederate guerrilla, and train robber Jesse James (ジェシー・ジェイムズ). It's also the katakana spelling for English association football player James Milner (ジェイムズ・ミルナー).

Select how you pronounce James:

ジェームスjēmusu ジェームズjēmuzu ジェイムズjeimuzu ジェイムスjeimusu ジャームjāmu ジャームスjāmusu ジェムズjemuzu ジェムスjemusu ジャイムスjaimusu ハメスhamesu ジャムスjamusu Other

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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 jaymz ジェイムズ James in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

James Family Is My Life jaymz じぇいむず James in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

James Family Bonds Are Forever jaymz ジェイムズ James in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

James Family Bonds Are Forever jaymz じぇいむず 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 jaymz, is ジェイムズ (jeimuzu) in katakana and じぇいむず in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

James katakana, vertical

James katakana, horizontal

James hiragana, vertical

James 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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