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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Yvan in Japanese

イヴァン

Yvan, when pronounced "yi-van", is イヴァン (ivan) in katakana.

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Shared by Yvan Attal and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Israeli-born French actor and director Yvan Attal (イヴァン・アタル), racecar driver Yvan Muller (イヴァン・ミュラー), and Canadian astrophysicist Yvan Dutil (イヴァン・デュティル).

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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

"Yvan Family is My Life," "Yvan 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.

Yvan Family Is My Life
Yvan Family Is My Life yi-van イヴァン Yvan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yvan Family Is My Life
Yvan Family Is My Life yi-van いばん Yvan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Yvan Family Bonds Are Forever
Yvan Family Bonds Are Forever yi-van イヴァン Yvan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Yvan Family Bonds Are Forever
Yvan Family Bonds Are Forever yi-van いばん Yvan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Yvan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Yvan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Yvan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Yvan, when pronounced yi-van, is イヴァン (ivan) in katakana and いばん (iban) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Yvan in Katakana (Vertical)
Yvan katakana, vertical
Yvan in Katakana (Horizontal)
Yvan katakana, horizontal
Yvan in Hiragana (Vertical)
Yvan hiragana, vertical
Yvan in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Yvan 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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