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Alley in Japanese

アレー

Alley, when pronounced "a-lE", is アレー (arē) in katakana.

a as in at, spal as in loveE as in day, held long
Shared by Gene Alley

This katakana spelling is shared by baseball player Gene Alley (ジーン・アレー).

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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

"Alley Family is My Life," "Alley 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.

Alley Family Is My Life
Alley Family Is My Life a-lE アレー Alley in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Alley Family Is My Life
Alley Family Is My Life a-lE あれえ Alley in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Alley Family Bonds Are Forever
Alley Family Bonds Are Forever a-lE アレー Alley in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Alley Family Bonds Are Forever
Alley Family Bonds Are Forever a-lE あれえ Alley in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Alley Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Alley in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Alley in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Alley, when pronounced a-lE, is アレー (arē) in katakana and あれえ (aree) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

a as in at, spal as in loveE as in day, held long
Alley in Katakana (Vertical)
Alley katakana, vertical
Alley in Katakana (Horizontal)
Alley katakana, horizontal
Alley in Hiragana (Vertical)
Alley hiragana, vertical
Alley in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Alley 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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