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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Viola in Japanese

ヴィオラ

Viola, when pronounced "vi-o-la", is ヴィオラ (viora) in katakana.

v as in veryi as in sit, skio as in go, Toml as in lovea as in at, spa
Shared by Viola Davis and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Academy Award-winning actress and producer Viola Davis (ヴィオラ・デイヴィス), activist and murder victim Viola Liuzzo (ヴィオラ・リッツォ), and video and installation artist Bill Viola (ビル・ヴィオラ). This is also the spelling used by social historian Lynne Viola (リン・ヴィオラ).

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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

"Viola Family is My Life," "Viola 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.

Viola Family Is My Life
Viola Family Is My Life vi-o-la ヴィオラ Viola in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Viola Family Is My Life
Viola Family Is My Life vi-o-la びおら Viola in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Viola Family Bonds Are Forever
Viola Family Bonds Are Forever vi-o-la ヴィオラ Viola in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Viola Family Bonds Are Forever
Viola Family Bonds Are Forever vi-o-la びおら Viola in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Viola Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Viola in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Viola in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Viola, when pronounced vi-o-la, is ヴィオラ (viora) in katakana and びおら (biora) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in veryi as in sit, skio as in go, Toml as in lovea as in at, spa
Viola in Katakana (Vertical)
Viola katakana, vertical
Viola in Katakana (Horizontal)
Viola katakana, horizontal
Viola in Hiragana (Vertical)
Viola hiragana, vertical
Viola in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Viola 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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