Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Kay in Japanese

ケイ

Kay, when pronounced "kay", is ケイ (kei) in katakana.

k as in kitay as in day
Shared by Jay Kay and others

Well-known people with this spelling include English musician Jay Kay (ジェイソン・ケイ), actor, director and writer of film and television Stephen Kay (ステファン・ケイ), and British journalist Kay Burley (ケイ・バーリー). This is also the spelling used by computer scientist Alan Kay (アラン・ケイ).

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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

"Kay Family is My Life," "Kay 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.

Kay Family Is My Life
Kay Family Is My Life kay ケイ Kay in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kay Family Is My Life
Kay Family Is My Life kay けい Kay in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kay Family Bonds Are Forever
Kay Family Bonds Are Forever kay ケイ Kay in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Kay Family Bonds Are Forever
Kay Family Bonds Are Forever kay けい Kay in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Kay Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Kay in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Kay in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Kay, when pronounced kay, is ケイ (kei) in katakana and けい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitay as in day
Kay in Katakana (Vertical)
Kay katakana, vertical
Kay in Katakana (Horizontal)
Kay katakana, horizontal
Kay in Hiragana (Vertical)
Kay hiragana, vertical
Kay in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Kay hiragana, horizontal

Kay Meaning Pure

Names have meanings and Kay means Pure which in kanji is 純粋 read junsui. These beautiful designs of Kay 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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