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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ray in Japanese

ライ

Ray, when pronounced "ra-i", is ライ (rai) in katakana.

r as in reda as in at, spai as in sit, ski
Shared by Ray Bassil and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Lebanese sport shooter Ray Bassil (ライ・バッシル) and East German sprinter Eugen Ray (オイゲン・ライ).

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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

"Ray Family is My Life," "Ray 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.

Ray Family Is My Life
Ray Family Is My Life ra-i ライ Ray in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ray Family Is My Life
Ray Family Is My Life ra-i らい Ray in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever ra-i ライ Ray in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever ra-i らい Ray in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ray Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ray in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ray in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ray, when pronounced ra-i, is ライ (rai) in katakana and らい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in reda as in at, spai as in sit, ski
Ray in Katakana (Vertical)
Ray katakana, vertical
Ray in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ray katakana, horizontal
Ray in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ray hiragana, vertical
Ray in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ray hiragana, horizontal

Ray Meaning Counsel

Names have meanings and Ray means Counsel which in kanji is 助言 read jogen. These beautiful designs of Ray with the meaning counsel make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Ray has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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