Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sami in Japanese

サミー

Sami, when pronounced "sa-mI", is サミー (samī) in katakana.

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Shared by Adnan Sami and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Indian musician Adnan Sami (アドナン・サミー), Iraqi-born Israeli author, novelist, civil rights activist Sami Michael (サミー・ミハエル), and Lebanese singer Sami Clark (サミー・クラーク).

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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

"Sami Family is My Life," "Sami 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.

Sami Family Is My Life
Sami Family Is My Life sa-mI サミー Sami in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sami Family Is My Life
Sami Family Is My Life sa-mI さみい Sami in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sami Family Bonds Are Forever
Sami Family Bonds Are Forever sa-mI サミー Sami in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sami Family Bonds Are Forever
Sami Family Bonds Are Forever sa-mI さみい Sami in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sami Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sami in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sami in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sami, when pronounced sa-mI, is サミー (samī) in katakana and さみい (samii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Sami in Katakana (Vertical)
Sami katakana, vertical
Sami in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sami katakana, horizontal
Sami in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sami hiragana, vertical
Sami in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sami hiragana, horizontal

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