Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Abe in Japanese

エイブ

Abe, when pronounced "ayb", is エイブ (eibu) in katakana.

ay as in dayb as in bat
Shared by Abe Vigoda and others

Well-known people with this spelling include actor Abe Vigoda (エイブ・ヴィゴダ), United States Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas (エイブ・フォータス), and sports executive and basketball coach Abe Saperstein (エイブ・セイパースタイン). This is also the spelling used by Tony Award-winning dramatist and playwright Abe Burrows (エイブ・バローズ).

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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

"Abe Family is My Life," "Abe 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.

Abe Family Is My Life
Abe Family Is My Life ayb エイブ Abe in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Abe Family Is My Life
Abe Family Is My Life ayb えいぶ Abe in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Abe Family Bonds Are Forever
Abe Family Bonds Are Forever ayb エイブ Abe in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Abe Family Bonds Are Forever
Abe Family Bonds Are Forever ayb えいぶ Abe in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Abe Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Abe in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Abe in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Abe, when pronounced ayb, is エイブ (eibu) in katakana and えいぶ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ay as in dayb as in bat
Abe in Katakana (Vertical)
Abe katakana, vertical
Abe in Katakana (Horizontal)
Abe katakana, horizontal
Abe in Hiragana (Vertical)
Abe hiragana, vertical
Abe in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Abe hiragana, horizontal

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