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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Effie in Japanese

エフィー

Effie, when pronounced "e-fI", is エフィー (efī) in katakana.

e as in bedf as in funI as in ski, held long
Shared by Effie Gray and others

This translation is used by Scottish artist and model Effie Gray (エフィー・グレイ) and British actress and manager Effie Bancroft (エフィー・バンクロフト).

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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

"Effie Family is My Life," "Effie 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.

Effie Family Is My Life
Effie Family Is My Life e-fI エフィー Effie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Effie Family Is My Life
Effie Family Is My Life e-fI えひい Effie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Effie Family Bonds Are Forever
Effie Family Bonds Are Forever e-fI エフィー Effie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Effie Family Bonds Are Forever
Effie Family Bonds Are Forever e-fI えひい Effie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Effie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Effie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Effie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Effie, when pronounced e-fI, is エフィー (efī) in katakana and えひい (ehii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

e as in bedf as in funI as in ski, held long
Effie in Katakana (Vertical)
Effie katakana, vertical
Effie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Effie katakana, horizontal
Effie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Effie hiragana, vertical
Effie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Effie 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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