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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Monte in Japanese

モンテ

Monte, when pronounced "mon-te", is モンテ (monte) in katakana.

m as in mano as in go, Tomn as in not as in tope as in bed
Shared by La Monte Young and others

This translation is used by avant-garde composer La Monte Young (ラ・モンテ・ヤング), film director, film producer and film editor Monte Hellman (モンテ・ヘルマン), and baseball player Monte Harrison (モンテ・ハリソン). It's also the katakana spelling for actor, known for White Shadows in the South Seas Monte Blue (モンテ・ブルー).

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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

"Monte Family is My Life," "Monte 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.

Monte Family Is My Life
Monte Family Is My Life mon-te モンテ Monte in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Monte Family Is My Life
Monte Family Is My Life mon-te もんて Monte in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Monte Family Bonds Are Forever
Monte Family Bonds Are Forever mon-te モンテ Monte in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Monte Family Bonds Are Forever
Monte Family Bonds Are Forever mon-te もんて Monte in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Monte Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Monte in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Monte in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Monte, when pronounced mon-te, is モンテ (monte) in katakana and もんて in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mano as in go, Tomn as in not as in tope as in bed
Monte in Katakana (Vertical)
Monte katakana, vertical
Monte in Katakana (Horizontal)
Monte katakana, horizontal
Monte in Hiragana (Vertical)
Monte hiragana, vertical
Monte in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Monte 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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