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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Katie in Japanese

ケイティー

Katie, when pronounced "kay-tI", is ケイティー (keitī) in katakana.

k as in kitay as in dayt as in topI as in ski, held long
Shared by Katie Taylor and others

This translation is used by Irish association footballer and boxer Katie Taylor (ケイティー・テイラー), actress Katie Featherston (ケイティー・フェザーストン), and novelist, journalist and art critic Katie Kitamura (ケイティー・キタムラ). It's also the katakana spelling for figure skater Katie Orscher (ケイティー・オーシャー).

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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

"Katie Family is My Life," "Katie 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.

Katie Family Is My Life
Katie Family Is My Life kay-tI ケイティー Katie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Katie Family Is My Life
Katie Family Is My Life kay-tI けいてぃい Katie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Katie Family Bonds Are Forever
Katie Family Bonds Are Forever kay-tI ケイティー Katie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Katie Family Bonds Are Forever
Katie Family Bonds Are Forever kay-tI けいてぃい Katie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Katie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Katie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Katie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Katie, when pronounced kay-tI, is ケイティー (keitī) in katakana and けいてぃい (keitii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitay as in dayt as in topI as in ski, held long
Katie in Katakana (Vertical)
Katie katakana, vertical
Katie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Katie katakana, horizontal
Katie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Katie hiragana, vertical
Katie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Katie hiragana, horizontal

Katie Meaning Pure

Names have meanings and Katie means Pure which in kanji is 純粋 read junsui. These beautiful designs of Katie with the meaning pure make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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