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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Kim in Japanese

キム

Kim, when pronounced "kim", is キム (kimu) in katakana.

k as in kiti as in sit, skim as in man
Shared by Kim Kardashian and others

Famous people with this spelling include media personality, businesswoman, model and actress Kim Kardashian (キム・カーダシアン), actress Kim Novak (キム・ノヴァク), and physician, Navy SEAL, and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim (ジョニー・キム). Other notable people include KGB mole for the Soviet Union Kim Philby (キム・フィルビー).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Kim Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Kim Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Kim Is My Life
Kim Is My Life kim キム Kim in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kim Is My Life
Kim Is My Life kim きむ Kim in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kim Is My Love
Kim Is My Love kim キム Kim in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Kim Is My Love
Kim Is My Love kim きむ Kim in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Kim Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

k as in kiti as in sit, skim as in man
Kim in Katakana (Vertical)
Kim katakana, vertical
Kim in Katakana (Horizontal)
Kim katakana, horizontal
Kim in Hiragana (Vertical)
Kim hiragana, vertical
Kim in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Kim 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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