Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Archie in Japanese

アーチー

Archie, when pronounced "ar-chI", is アーチー (āchī) in katakana.

ar as in carch as in chairI as in ski, held long
Shared by Archie Manning and others

This translation is shared by football player Archie Manning (アーチー・マニング), English actress Archie Panjabi (アーチー・パンジャビ), and player of American football Archie Griffin (アーチー・グリフィン). This is also the spelling used by jazz musician Archie Shepp (アーチー・シェップ).

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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

"Archie Family is My Life," "Archie 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.

Archie Family Is My Life
Archie Family Is My Life ar-chI アーチー Archie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Archie Family Is My Life
Archie Family Is My Life ar-chI ああちい Archie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Archie Family Bonds Are Forever
Archie Family Bonds Are Forever ar-chI アーチー Archie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Archie Family Bonds Are Forever
Archie Family Bonds Are Forever ar-chI ああちい Archie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Archie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Archie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Archie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Archie, when pronounced ar-chI, is アーチー (āchī) in katakana and ああちい (aachii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ar as in carch as in chairI as in ski, held long
Archie in Katakana (Vertical)
Archie katakana, vertical
Archie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Archie katakana, horizontal
Archie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Archie hiragana, vertical
Archie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Archie 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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