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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sven in Japanese

スヴェン

Sven, when pronounced "sven", is スヴェン (suven) in katakana.

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Shared by Sven Ulreich and others

This translation is used by German association football player Sven Ulreich (スヴェン・ウルライヒ), Norwegian singer Sven Erik Kristiansen (スヴェン・エリック・クリスチャンセン), and Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator Sven Hedin (スヴェン・ヘディン). Other notable people include Academy Award-winning Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist (スヴェン・ニクヴィスト).

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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

"Sven Family is My Life," "Sven 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.

Sven Family Is My Life
Sven Family Is My Life sven スヴェン Sven in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sven Family Is My Life
Sven Family Is My Life sven すべん Sven in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sven Family Bonds Are Forever
Sven Family Bonds Are Forever sven スヴェン Sven in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sven Family Bonds Are Forever
Sven Family Bonds Are Forever sven すべん Sven in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sven Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sven in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sven in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sven, when pronounced sven, is スヴェン (suven) in katakana and すべん (suben) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seev as in verye as in bedn as in no
Sven in Katakana (Vertical)
Sven katakana, vertical
Sven in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sven katakana, horizontal
Sven in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sven hiragana, vertical
Sven in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sven 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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