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Maxine in Japanese

マキシン

Maxine, when pronounced "ma-ki-sin", is マキシン (makishin) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spak as in kiti as in sit, skis as in seei as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Maxine Peake and others

Notable people using this translation include British actress Maxine Peake (マキシン・ピーク), British R&B and soul music singer Maxine Nightingale (マキシン・ナイチンゲール), and triathlete and actor Maxine Bahns (マキシン・バーンズ). It's also the katakana spelling for poet and author Maxine Kumin (マキシン・クーミン).

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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

"Maxine Family is My Life," "Maxine 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.

Maxine Family Is My Life
Maxine Family Is My Life ma-ki-sin マキシン Maxine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maxine Family Is My Life
Maxine Family Is My Life ma-ki-sin まきしん Maxine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Maxine Family Bonds Are Forever
Maxine Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ki-sin マキシン Maxine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Maxine Family Bonds Are Forever
Maxine Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ki-sin まきしん Maxine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Maxine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Maxine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Maxine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Maxine, when pronounced ma-ki-sin, is マキシン (makishin) in katakana and まきしん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spak as in kiti as in sit, skis as in seei as in sit, skin as in no
Maxine in Katakana (Vertical)
Maxine katakana, vertical
Maxine in Katakana (Horizontal)
Maxine katakana, horizontal
Maxine in Hiragana (Vertical)
Maxine hiragana, vertical
Maxine in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Maxine 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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