Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

DeForest in Japanese

ディフォレスト

DeForest, when pronounced "di-fo-rest", is ディフォレスト (diforesuto) in katakana.

d as in dogi as in sit, skif as in funo as in go, Tomr as in rede as in beds as in seet as in top
Shared by DeForest Buckner

This spelling is shared by football player DeForest Buckner (ディフォレスト・バックナー).

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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

"DeForest Family is My Life," "DeForest 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.

DeForest Family Is My Life
DeForest Family Is My Life di-fo-rest ディフォレスト DeForest in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
DeForest Family Is My Life
DeForest Family Is My Life di-fo-rest でぃほれすと DeForest in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
DeForest Family Bonds Are Forever
DeForest Family Bonds Are Forever di-fo-rest ディフォレスト DeForest in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
DeForest Family Bonds Are Forever
DeForest Family Bonds Are Forever di-fo-rest でぃほれすと DeForest in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

DeForest Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of DeForest in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order DeForest in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. DeForest, when pronounced di-fo-rest, is ディフォレスト (diforesuto) in katakana and でぃほれすと (dihoresuto) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogi as in sit, skif as in funo as in go, Tomr as in rede as in beds as in seet as in top
DeForest in Katakana (Vertical)
DeForest katakana, vertical
DeForest in Katakana (Horizontal)
DeForest katakana, horizontal
DeForest in Hiragana (Vertical)
DeForest hiragana, vertical
DeForest in Hiragana (Horizontal)
DeForest 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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