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Tencho in Japanese

テンチョー

Tencho, when pronounced "ten-chO", is テンチョー (tenchō) in katakana.

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

Tencho Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Tencho 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.

Tencho Is My Life
Tencho Is My Life ten-chO テンチョー Tencho in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tencho Is My Life
Tencho Is My Life ten-chO てんちょう Tencho in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tencho Is My Love
Tencho Is My Love ten-chO テンチョー Tencho in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Tencho Is My Love
Tencho Is My Love ten-chO てんちょう Tencho in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Tencho Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Tencho in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Tencho in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Tencho, when pronounced ten-chO, is テンチョー (tenchō) in katakana and てんちょう (tenchou) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

t as in tope as in bedn as in noch as in chairO as in go, law, held long
Tencho in Katakana (Vertical)
Tencho katakana, vertical
Tencho in Katakana (Horizontal)
Tencho katakana, horizontal
Tencho in Hiragana (Vertical)
Tencho hiragana, vertical
Tencho in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Tencho 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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