Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ernest in Japanese

アーネスト

Ernest, when pronounced "ar-nest", is アーネスト (ānesuto) in katakana.

ar as in carn as in noe as in beds as in seet as in top
Shared by Ernest Hemingway and others

This katakana spelling is shared by author and journalist Ernest Hemingway (アーネスト・ヘミングウェイ), nuclear physicist Ernest Lawrence (アーネスト・ローレンス), and US Army officer Ernest Medina (アーネスト・メディナ). This is also the spelling used by novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter Ernest Cline (アーネスト・クライン).

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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

"Ernest Family is My Life," "Ernest 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.

Ernest Family Is My Life
Ernest Family Is My Life ar-nest アーネスト Ernest in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ernest Family Is My Life
Ernest Family Is My Life ar-nest ああねすと Ernest in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ernest Family Bonds Are Forever
Ernest Family Bonds Are Forever ar-nest アーネスト Ernest in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ernest Family Bonds Are Forever
Ernest Family Bonds Are Forever ar-nest ああねすと Ernest in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ernest Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ernest in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ernest in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ernest, when pronounced ar-nest, is アーネスト (ānesuto) in katakana and ああねすと (aanesuto) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ar as in carn as in noe as in beds as in seet as in top
Ernest in Katakana (Vertical)
Ernest katakana, vertical
Ernest in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ernest katakana, horizontal
Ernest in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ernest hiragana, vertical
Ernest in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ernest 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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