Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Betsy in Japanese

ベッツイ

Betsy, when pronounced "be-TS-yi", is ベッツイ (bettsui) in katakana.

b as in bate as in bedTS as in cats, heldy as in yesi as in sit, ski
Shared by Betsy Byars

This katakana spelling is shared by children's writer Betsy Byars (ベッツイ・バイアーズ).

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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

"Betsy Family is My Life," "Betsy 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.

Betsy Family Is My Life
Betsy Family Is My Life be-TS-yi ベッツイ Betsy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Betsy Family Is My Life
Betsy Family Is My Life be-TS-yi べっつい Betsy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Betsy Family Bonds Are Forever
Betsy Family Bonds Are Forever be-TS-yi ベッツイ Betsy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Betsy Family Bonds Are Forever
Betsy Family Bonds Are Forever be-TS-yi べっつい Betsy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Betsy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Betsy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Betsy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Betsy, when pronounced be-TS-yi, is ベッツイ (bettsui) in katakana and べっつい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bate as in bedTS as in cats, heldy as in yesi as in sit, ski
Betsy in Katakana (Vertical)
Betsy katakana, vertical
Betsy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Betsy katakana, horizontal
Betsy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Betsy hiragana, vertical
Betsy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Betsy 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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