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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Babette in Japanese

バベッテ

Babette, when pronounced "ba-be-Te", is バベッテ (babette) in katakana.

b as in bata as in at, spab as in bate as in bedT as in top, helde as in bed
Shared by Babette Koblenz and others

This translation is shared by German composer Babette Koblenz (バベッテ・コブレンツ) and German American pianist Babette Hierholzer (バベッテ・ヒアホルツァー).

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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

"Babette Family is My Life," "Babette 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.

Babette Family Is My Life
Babette Family Is My Life ba-be-Te バベッテ Babette in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Babette Family Is My Life
Babette Family Is My Life ba-be-Te ばべって Babette in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Babette Family Bonds Are Forever
Babette Family Bonds Are Forever ba-be-Te バベッテ Babette in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Babette Family Bonds Are Forever
Babette Family Bonds Are Forever ba-be-Te ばべって Babette in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Babette Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Babette in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Babette in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Babette, when pronounced ba-be-Te, is バベッテ (babette) in katakana and ばべって in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in bata as in at, spab as in bate as in bedT as in top, helde as in bed
Babette in Katakana (Vertical)
Babette katakana, vertical
Babette in Katakana (Horizontal)
Babette katakana, horizontal
Babette in Hiragana (Vertical)
Babette hiragana, vertical
Babette in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Babette 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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