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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Selig in Japanese

シーリッグ

Selig, when pronounced "sI-liG", is シーリッグ (shīriggu) in katakana.

s as in seeI as in ski, held longl as in lovei as in sit, skiG as in go, held
Shared by William Nicholas Selig

This katakana spelling is shared by actor William Nicholas Selig (ウィリアム・ニコラス・シーリッグ).

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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

"Selig Family is My Life," "Selig 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.

Selig Family Is My Life
Selig Family Is My Life sI-liG シーリッグ Selig in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Selig Family Is My Life
Selig Family Is My Life sI-liG しいりっぐ Selig in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Selig Family Bonds Are Forever
Selig Family Bonds Are Forever sI-liG シーリッグ Selig in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Selig Family Bonds Are Forever
Selig Family Bonds Are Forever sI-liG しいりっぐ Selig in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Selig Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Selig in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Selig in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Selig, when pronounced sI-liG, is シーリッグ (shīriggu) in katakana and しいりっぐ (shiiriggu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seeI as in ski, held longl as in lovei as in sit, skiG as in go, held
Selig in Katakana (Vertical)
Selig katakana, vertical
Selig in Katakana (Horizontal)
Selig katakana, horizontal
Selig in Hiragana (Vertical)
Selig hiragana, vertical
Selig in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Selig 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.

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.