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Percy in Japanese

パーシー

Percy, when pronounced "pur-sI", is パーシー (pāshī) in katakana.

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Shared by Percy Harvin and others

This katakana spelling is shared by football player, wide receiver Percy Harvin (パーシー・ハービン), singer Percy Sledge (パーシー・スレッジ), and Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist Percy Grainger (パーシー・グレインジャー). This is also the spelling used by philosophical novelist Walker Percy (ウォーカー・パーシー).

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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

"Percy Family is My Life," "Percy 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.

Percy Family Is My Life
Percy Family Is My Life pur-sI パーシー Percy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Percy Family Is My Life
Percy Family Is My Life pur-sI ぱあしい Percy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Percy Family Bonds Are Forever
Percy Family Bonds Are Forever pur-sI パーシー Percy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Percy Family Bonds Are Forever
Percy Family Bonds Are Forever pur-sI ぱあしい Percy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Percy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Percy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Percy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Percy, when pronounced pur-sI, is パーシー (pāshī) in katakana and ぱあしい (paashii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penur as in her, butters as in seeI as in ski, held long
Percy in Katakana (Vertical)
Percy katakana, vertical
Percy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Percy katakana, horizontal
Percy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Percy hiragana, vertical
Percy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Percy 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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