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Tobias in Japanese

トバイアス

Tobias, when pronounced "to-bie-as", is トバイアス (tobaiasu) in katakana.

t as in topo as in go, Tomb as in batie as in piea as in at, spas as in see
Shared by Tobias Harris and others

Well-known people with this spelling include basketball player Tobias Harris (トバイアス・ハリス), fiction writer, memoirist (b. 1945) Tobias Wolff (トバイアス・ウルフ), and guitarist Paul Tobias (ポール・トバイアス). Other notable people include British pianist, teacher and composer Tobias Matthay (トバイアス・マッセイ).

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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

"Tobias Family is My Life," "Tobias 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.

Tobias Family Is My Life
Tobias Family Is My Life to-bie-as トバイアス Tobias in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tobias Family Is My Life
Tobias Family Is My Life to-bie-as とばいあす Tobias in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tobias Family Bonds Are Forever
Tobias Family Bonds Are Forever to-bie-as トバイアス Tobias in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Tobias Family Bonds Are Forever
Tobias Family Bonds Are Forever to-bie-as とばいあす Tobias in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Tobias Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Tobias in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Tobias in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Tobias, when pronounced to-bie-as, is トバイアス (tobaiasu) in katakana and とばいあす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

t as in topo as in go, Tomb as in batie as in piea as in at, spas as in see
Tobias in Katakana (Vertical)
Tobias katakana, vertical
Tobias in Katakana (Horizontal)
Tobias katakana, horizontal
Tobias in Hiragana (Vertical)
Tobias hiragana, vertical
Tobias in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Tobias 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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