Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ze'ev in Japanese

ジーヴ

Ze'ev, when pronounced "jIv", is ジーヴ (jīvu) in katakana.

j as in jumpI as in ski, held longv as in very
Shared by Ze'ev Schiff

Well-known people with this spelling include Israeli journalist Ze'ev Schiff (ジーヴ・シッフ).

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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

"Ze'ev Family is My Life," "Ze'ev 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.

Ze'ev Family Is My Life
Ze'ev Family Is My Life jIv ジーヴ Ze'ev in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ze'ev Family Is My Life
Ze'ev Family Is My Life jIv じいぶ Ze'ev in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ze'ev Family Bonds Are Forever
Ze'ev Family Bonds Are Forever jIv ジーヴ Ze'ev in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ze'ev Family Bonds Are Forever
Ze'ev Family Bonds Are Forever jIv じいぶ Ze'ev in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ze'ev Japanese Tattoo Designs

Ze'ev in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Ze'ev in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ze'ev in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ze'ev, when pronounced jIv, is ジーヴ (jīvu) in katakana and じいぶ (jiibu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpI as in ski, held longv as in very
Ze'ev in Katakana (Vertical)
Ze'ev katakana, vertical
Ze'ev in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ze'ev katakana, horizontal
Ze'ev in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ze'ev hiragana, vertical
Ze'ev in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ze'ev 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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