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Sylvester in Japanese

シルヴェスター

Sylvester, when pronounced "sil-ve-stur", is シルヴェスター (shiruvesutā) in katakana.

s as in seei as in sit, skil as in lovev as in verye as in beds as in seet as in topur as in her, butter
Shared by Sylvester Weaver and others

This translation is shared by television executive Sylvester Weaver (シルヴェスター・ウィーバー), actor, known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow John Sylvester White (ジョン・シルヴェスター・ホワイト), and U.S. botanist Lewis Sylvester Hopkins (ルイス・シルヴェスター・ホプキンズ).

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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

"Sylvester Family is My Life," "Sylvester 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.

Sylvester Family Is My Life
Sylvester Family Is My Life sil-ve-stur シルヴェスター Sylvester in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sylvester Family Is My Life
Sylvester Family Is My Life sil-ve-stur しるべすたあ Sylvester in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sylvester Family Bonds Are Forever
Sylvester Family Bonds Are Forever sil-ve-stur シルヴェスター Sylvester in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sylvester Family Bonds Are Forever
Sylvester Family Bonds Are Forever sil-ve-stur しるべすたあ Sylvester in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sylvester Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sylvester in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sylvester in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sylvester, when pronounced sil-ve-stur, is シルヴェスター (shiruvesutā) in katakana and しるべすたあ (shirubesutaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seei as in sit, skil as in lovev as in verye as in beds as in seet as in topur as in her, butter
Sylvester in Katakana (Vertical)
Sylvester katakana, vertical
Sylvester in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sylvester katakana, horizontal
Sylvester in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sylvester hiragana, vertical
Sylvester in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sylvester hiragana, horizontal

Sylvester Meaning Forest

Names have meanings and Sylvester means Forest which in kanji is 森林 read shinrin. These beautiful designs of Sylvester with the meaning forest make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Sylvester has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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