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Olive in Japanese

オリーヴェ

Olive, when pronounced "o-lI-ve", is オリーヴェ (orīve) in katakana.

o as in go, Toml as in loveI as in ski, held longv as in verye as in bed
Shared by Renato Olive

Well-known people with this spelling include footballer Renato Olive (レナト・オリーヴェ).

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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

"Olive Family is My Life," "Olive 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.

Olive Family Is My Life
Olive Family Is My Life o-lI-ve オリーヴェ Olive in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Olive Family Is My Life
Olive Family Is My Life o-lI-ve おりいべ Olive in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Olive Family Bonds Are Forever
Olive Family Bonds Are Forever o-lI-ve オリーヴェ Olive in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Olive Family Bonds Are Forever
Olive Family Bonds Are Forever o-lI-ve おりいべ Olive in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Olive Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Olive in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Olive in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Olive, when pronounced o-lI-ve, is オリーヴェ (orīve) in katakana and おりいべ (oriibe) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

o as in go, Toml as in loveI as in ski, held longv as in verye as in bed
Olive in Katakana (Vertical)
Olive katakana, vertical
Olive in Katakana (Horizontal)
Olive katakana, horizontal
Olive in Hiragana (Vertical)
Olive hiragana, vertical
Olive in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Olive 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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