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Sydney in Japanese

シドニー

Sydney, when pronounced "sid-nI", is シドニー (shidonī) in katakana.

s as in seei as in sit, skid as in dogn as in noI as in ski, held long
Shared by Sydney Sweeney and others

Famous people with this spelling include actress Sydney Sweeney (シドニー・スウィーニー), actress, known for You Think You Know Somebody Sydney Tamiia Poitier (シドニー・ターミア・ポワチエ), and journalist Sydney Schanberg (シドニー・シャンバーグ). It's also the katakana spelling for South African biologist, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002 Sydney Brenner (シドニー・ブレナー).

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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

"Sydney Family is My Life," "Sydney 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.

Sydney Family Is My Life
Sydney Family Is My Life sid-nI シドニー Sydney in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sydney Family Is My Life
Sydney Family Is My Life sid-nI しどにい Sydney in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sydney Family Bonds Are Forever
Sydney Family Bonds Are Forever sid-nI シドニー Sydney in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sydney Family Bonds Are Forever
Sydney Family Bonds Are Forever sid-nI しどにい Sydney in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sydney Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sydney in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sydney in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sydney, when pronounced sid-nI, is シドニー (shidonī) in katakana and しどにい (shidonii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seei as in sit, skid as in dogn as in noI as in ski, held long
Sydney in Katakana (Vertical)
Sydney katakana, vertical
Sydney in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sydney katakana, horizontal
Sydney in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sydney hiragana, vertical
Sydney in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sydney 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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