Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Irish in Japanese

アイリッシュ

Irish, when pronounced "ie-ri-SH", is アイリッシュ (airisshu) in katakana.

ie as in pier as in redi as in sit, skiSH as in ship, held
Shared by Irish McCalla and others

Well-known people with this spelling include film and television actress Irish McCalla (アイリッシュ・マッカラ), basketball team owner Ned Irish (ネッド・アイリッシュ), and baseball player Irish Meusel (アイリッシュ・ミューゼル).

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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

"Irish Family is My Life," "Irish 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.

Irish Family Is My Life
Irish Family Is My Life ie-ri-SH アイリッシュ Irish in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Irish Family Is My Life
Irish Family Is My Life ie-ri-SH あいりっしゅ Irish in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Irish Family Bonds Are Forever
Irish Family Bonds Are Forever ie-ri-SH アイリッシュ Irish in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Irish Family Bonds Are Forever
Irish Family Bonds Are Forever ie-ri-SH あいりっしゅ Irish in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Irish Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Irish in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Irish in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Irish, when pronounced ie-ri-SH, is アイリッシュ (airisshu) in katakana and あいりっしゅ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ie as in pier as in redi as in sit, skiSH as in ship, held
Irish in Katakana (Vertical)
Irish katakana, vertical
Irish in Katakana (Horizontal)
Irish katakana, horizontal
Irish in Hiragana (Vertical)
Irish hiragana, vertical
Irish in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Irish 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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