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Olive in Japanese

オリーヴ

Olive, when pronounced "o-lIv", is オリーヴ (orīvu) in katakana.

o as in go, Toml as in loveI as in ski, held longv as in very
Shared by Olive Thomas and others

Well-known people with this spelling include silent film actress, model Olive Thomas (オリーヴ・トーマス), actress Olive Carey (オリーヴ・ケリー), and writer Olive Higgins Prouty (オリーヴ・ヒギンズ・プローティ). This is also the spelling used by British physicist David Olive (デイヴィッド・オリーヴ).

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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-lIv オリーヴ 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-lIv おりいぶ 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-lIv オリーヴ 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-lIv おりいぶ 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-lIv, is オリーヴ (orīvu) in katakana and おりいぶ (oriibu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

o as in go, Toml as in loveI as in ski, held longv as in very
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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