Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ulysses in Japanese

ユリシーズ

Ulysses, when pronounced "yoo-li-sIz", is ユリシーズ (yurishīzu) in katakana.

yool as in lovei as in sit, skis as in seeI as in ski, held longz as in zoo
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This translation is used by composer Ulysses Kay (ユリシーズ・ケイ).

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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

"Ulysses Family is My Life," "Ulysses 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.

Ulysses Family Is My Life
Ulysses Family Is My Life yoo-li-sIz ユリシーズ Ulysses in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ulysses Family Is My Life
Ulysses Family Is My Life yoo-li-sIz ゆりしいず Ulysses in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ulysses Family Bonds Are Forever
Ulysses Family Bonds Are Forever yoo-li-sIz ユリシーズ Ulysses in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ulysses Family Bonds Are Forever
Ulysses Family Bonds Are Forever yoo-li-sIz ゆりしいず Ulysses in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ulysses Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ulysses in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ulysses in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ulysses, when pronounced yoo-li-sIz, is ユリシーズ (yurishīzu) in katakana and ゆりしいず (yurishiizu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

yool as in lovei as in sit, skis as in seeI as in ski, held longz as in zoo
Ulysses in Katakana (Vertical)
Ulysses katakana, vertical
Ulysses in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ulysses katakana, horizontal
Ulysses in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ulysses hiragana, vertical
Ulysses in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ulysses 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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