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Devi in Japanese

デーヴィー

Devi, when pronounced "dE-vI", is デーヴィー (dēvī) in katakana.

d as in dogE as in day, held longv as in veryI as in ski, held long
Shared by Sarada Devi and others

Well-known people with this spelling include spiritual consort of Ramakrishna Sarada Devi (サーラダー・デーヴィー) and Latvian yoga teacher Indra Devi (インドラ・デーヴィー).

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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

"Devi Family is My Life," "Devi 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.

Devi Family Is My Life
Devi Family Is My Life dE-vI デーヴィー Devi in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Devi Family Is My Life
Devi Family Is My Life dE-vI でえびい Devi in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Devi Family Bonds Are Forever
Devi Family Bonds Are Forever dE-vI デーヴィー Devi in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Devi Family Bonds Are Forever
Devi Family Bonds Are Forever dE-vI でえびい Devi in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Devi Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Devi in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Devi in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Devi, when pronounced dE-vI, is デーヴィー (dēvī) in katakana and でえびい (deebii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogE as in day, held longv as in veryI as in ski, held long
Devi in Katakana (Vertical)
Devi katakana, vertical
Devi in Katakana (Horizontal)
Devi katakana, horizontal
Devi in Hiragana (Vertical)
Devi hiragana, vertical
Devi in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Devi 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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