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Minerva in Japanese

ミナーヴァ

Minerva, when pronounced "mi-nur-va", is ミナーヴァ (mināva) in katakana.

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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

"Minerva Family is My Life," "Minerva 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.

Minerva Family Is My Life
Minerva Family Is My Life mi-nur-va ミナーヴァ Minerva in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Minerva Family Is My Life
Minerva Family Is My Life mi-nur-va みなあば Minerva in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Minerva Family Bonds Are Forever
Minerva Family Bonds Are Forever mi-nur-va ミナーヴァ Minerva in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Minerva Family Bonds Are Forever
Minerva Family Bonds Are Forever mi-nur-va みなあば Minerva in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Minerva Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Minerva in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Minerva in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Minerva, when pronounced mi-nur-va, is ミナーヴァ (mināva) in katakana and みなあば (minaaba) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Minerva Meaning Wisdom

Names have meanings and Minerva means Wisdom which in kanji is 知恵 read chie. These beautiful designs of Minerva with the meaning wisdom make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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