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Lieven in Japanese

リーフェン

Lieven, when pronounced "lI-fen", is リーフェン (rīfen) in katakana.

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Shared by Lieven de Key and others

Notable people using this translation include Flemish architect active in the Dutch Republic Lieven de Key (リーフェン・デ・ケイ) and industrialist Lieven Gevaert (リーフェン・ヘファールト).

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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

"Lieven Family is My Life," "Lieven 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.

Lieven Family Is My Life
Lieven Family Is My Life lI-fen リーフェン Lieven in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lieven Family Is My Life
Lieven Family Is My Life lI-fen りいへん Lieven in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Lieven Family Bonds Are Forever
Lieven Family Bonds Are Forever lI-fen リーフェン Lieven in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Lieven Family Bonds Are Forever
Lieven Family Bonds Are Forever lI-fen りいへん Lieven in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Lieven Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Lieven in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Lieven in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Lieven, when pronounced lI-fen, is リーフェン (rīfen) in katakana and りいへん (riihen) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

l as in loveI as in ski, held longf as in fune as in bedn as in no
Lieven in Katakana (Vertical)
Lieven katakana, vertical
Lieven in Katakana (Horizontal)
Lieven katakana, horizontal
Lieven in Hiragana (Vertical)
Lieven hiragana, vertical
Lieven in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Lieven 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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