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Sem in Japanese

セム

Sem, when pronounced "sem", is セム (semu) in katakana.

s as in seee as in bedm as in man
Shared by Sem Steijn and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Dutch association football player Sem Steijn (セム・スタイン), Dutch composer Sem Dresden (セム・ドレスデン), and German singer Sem Eisinger (セム・アイジンガー).

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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

"Sem Family is My Life," "Sem 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.

Sem Family Is My Life
Sem Family Is My Life sem セム Sem in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sem Family Is My Life
Sem Family Is My Life sem せむ Sem in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sem Family Bonds Are Forever
Sem Family Bonds Are Forever sem セム Sem in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sem Family Bonds Are Forever
Sem Family Bonds Are Forever sem せむ Sem in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sem Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sem in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sem in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sem, when pronounced sem, is セム (semu) in katakana and せむ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seee as in bedm as in man
Sem in Katakana (Vertical)
Sem katakana, vertical
Sem in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sem katakana, horizontal
Sem in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sem hiragana, vertical
Sem in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sem hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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