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Sema in Japanese

シーマ

Sema, when pronounced "sI-ma", is シーマ (shīma) in katakana.

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se-ma セマsema sI-ma シーマshīma

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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

"Sema Family is My Life," "Sema 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.

Sema Family Is My Life
Sema Family Is My Life sI-ma シーマ Sema in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sema Family Is My Life
Sema Family Is My Life sI-ma しいま Sema in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sema Family Bonds Are Forever
Sema Family Bonds Are Forever sI-ma シーマ Sema in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sema Family Bonds Are Forever
Sema Family Bonds Are Forever sI-ma しいま Sema in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sema Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sema in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sema in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sema, when pronounced sI-ma, is シーマ (shīma) in katakana and しいま (shiima) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seeI as in ski, held longm as in mana as in at, spa
Sema in Katakana (Vertical)
Sema katakana, vertical
Sema in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sema katakana, horizontal
Sema in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sema hiragana, vertical
Sema in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sema hiragana, horizontal

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