Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Rainey in Japanese

レイニー

Rainey, when pronounced "ray-nI", is レイニー (reinī) in katakana.

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Shared by Ma Rainey and others

People with this Japanese spelling include blues singer Ma Rainey (マ・レイニー), football player, running back Chris Rainey (クリス・レイニー), and academic administrator William Rainey Harper (ウィリアム・レイニー・ハーパー).

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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

"Rainey Family is My Life," "Rainey 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.

Rainey Family Is My Life
Rainey Family Is My Life ray-nI レイニー Rainey in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rainey Family Is My Life
Rainey Family Is My Life ray-nI れいにい Rainey in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rainey Family Bonds Are Forever
Rainey Family Bonds Are Forever ray-nI レイニー Rainey in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rainey Family Bonds Are Forever
Rainey Family Bonds Are Forever ray-nI れいにい Rainey in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Rainey Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Rainey in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Rainey in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Rainey, when pronounced ray-nI, is レイニー (reinī) in katakana and れいにい (reinii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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