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Moody in Japanese

ムーディー

Moody, when pronounced "mOO-dI", is ムーディー (mūdī) in katakana.

m as in manOO as in boot, held longd as in dogI as in ski, held long
Shared by Ron Moody and others

People with this Japanese spelling include British actor Ron Moody (ロン・ムーディー), guitarist Ben Moody (ベン・ムーディー), and basketball player Moses Moody (モーゼス・ムーディー). This is also the spelling used by writer Anne Moody (アニー・ムーディー).

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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

"Moody Family is My Life," "Moody 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.

Moody Family Is My Life
Moody Family Is My Life mOO-dI ムーディー Moody in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Moody Family Is My Life
Moody Family Is My Life mOO-dI むうでぃい Moody in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Moody Family Bonds Are Forever
Moody Family Bonds Are Forever mOO-dI ムーディー Moody in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Moody Family Bonds Are Forever
Moody Family Bonds Are Forever mOO-dI むうでぃい Moody in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Moody Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Moody in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Moody in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Moody, when pronounced mOO-dI, is ムーディー (mūdī) in katakana and むうでぃい (muudii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manOO as in boot, held longd as in dogI as in ski, held long
Moody in Katakana (Vertical)
Moody katakana, vertical
Moody in Katakana (Horizontal)
Moody katakana, horizontal
Moody in Hiragana (Vertical)
Moody hiragana, vertical
Moody in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Moody 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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