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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ava in Japanese

エイヴァ

Ava, when pronounced "ay-va", is エイヴァ (eiva) in katakana.

ay as in dayv as in verya as in at, spa
Shared by Ava DuVernay and others

This katakana spelling is shared by film director Ava DuVernay (エイヴァ・デュヴァーネイ) and activist Ava Helen Pauling (エイヴァ・ヘレン・ポーリング).

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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

"Ava Family is My Life," "Ava 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.

Ava Family Is My Life
Ava Family Is My Life ay-va エイヴァ Ava in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ava Family Is My Life
Ava Family Is My Life ay-va えいば Ava in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ava Family Bonds Are Forever
Ava Family Bonds Are Forever ay-va エイヴァ Ava in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ava Family Bonds Are Forever
Ava Family Bonds Are Forever ay-va えいば Ava in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ava Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ava in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ava in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ava, when pronounced ay-va, is エイヴァ (eiva) in katakana and えいば (eiba) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ay as in dayv as in verya as in at, spa
Ava in Katakana (Vertical)
Ava katakana, vertical
Ava in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ava katakana, horizontal
Ava in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ava hiragana, vertical
Ava in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ava 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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