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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Pierce in Japanese

ピアース

Pierce, when pronounced "pi-As", is ピアース (piāsu) in katakana.

p as in peni as in sit, skiA as in spa, held longs as in see
Shared by Pierce Brosnan and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Irish actor Pierce Brosnan (ピアース・ブロスナン), actor and director David Hyde Pierce (デヴィッド・ハイド・ピアース), and basketball player Paul Pierce (ポール・ピアース). This is also the spelling used by neo-Nazi William Luther Pierce (ウィリアム・ルーサー・ピアース).

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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

"Pierce Family is My Life," "Pierce 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.

Pierce Family Is My Life
Pierce Family Is My Life pi-As ピアース Pierce in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pierce Family Is My Life
Pierce Family Is My Life pi-As ぴああす Pierce in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pierce Family Bonds Are Forever
Pierce Family Bonds Are Forever pi-As ピアース Pierce in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Pierce Family Bonds Are Forever
Pierce Family Bonds Are Forever pi-As ぴああす Pierce in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Pierce Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pierce in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pierce in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pierce, when pronounced pi-As, is ピアース (piāsu) in katakana and ぴああす (piaasu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in peni as in sit, skiA as in spa, held longs as in see
Pierce in Katakana (Vertical)
Pierce katakana, vertical
Pierce in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pierce katakana, horizontal
Pierce in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pierce hiragana, vertical
Pierce in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pierce 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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