Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Hester in Japanese

ヘスター

Hester, when pronounced "he-stur", is ヘスター (hesutā) in katakana.

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Shared by Devin Hester and others

This spelling is shared by football player Devin Hester (デビン・ヘスター), musician Carolyn Hester (キャロリン・ヘスター), and transgender African American woman, murder victim, and inspirer of Transgender Day of Remembrance Rita Hester (リタ・ヘスター).

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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

"Hester Family is My Life," "Hester 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.

Hester Family Is My Life
Hester Family Is My Life he-stur ヘスター Hester in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hester Family Is My Life
Hester Family Is My Life he-stur へすたあ Hester in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hester Family Bonds Are Forever
Hester Family Bonds Are Forever he-stur ヘスター Hester in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hester Family Bonds Are Forever
Hester Family Bonds Are Forever he-stur へすたあ Hester in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hester Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hester in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hester in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hester, when pronounced he-stur, is ヘスター (hesutā) in katakana and へすたあ (hesutaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hate as in beds as in seet as in topur as in her, butter
Hester in Katakana (Vertical)
Hester katakana, vertical
Hester in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hester katakana, horizontal
Hester in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hester hiragana, vertical
Hester in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hester 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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