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River in Japanese

リバー

River, when pronounced "ri-bur", is リバー (ribā) in katakana.

r as in redi as in sit, skib as in batur as in her, butter
Shared by Dylan River and others

People with this Japanese spelling include director Dylan River (ディラン・リバー) and actor River Stone Mckeever (リバー・ストーン・マッキーバー).

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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

"River Family is My Life," "River 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.

River Family Is My Life
River Family Is My Life ri-bur リバー River in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
River Family Is My Life
River Family Is My Life ri-bur りばあ River in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
River Family Bonds Are Forever
River Family Bonds Are Forever ri-bur リバー River in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
River Family Bonds Are Forever
River Family Bonds Are Forever ri-bur りばあ River in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

River Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of River in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order River in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. River, when pronounced ri-bur, is リバー (ribā) in katakana and りばあ (ribaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redi as in sit, skib as in batur as in her, butter
River in Katakana (Vertical)
River katakana, vertical
River in Katakana (Horizontal)
River katakana, horizontal
River in Hiragana (Vertical)
River hiragana, vertical
River in Hiragana (Horizontal)
River 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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