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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ray in Japanese

レイ

Ray, when pronounced "ray", is レイ (rei) in katakana.

r as in reday as in day
Shared by Ray Liotta and others

This translation is shared by actor Ray Liotta (レイ・リオッタ), businessman Ray Kroc (レイ・クロック), and country singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus (ビリー・レイ・サイラス). It's also the katakana spelling for Grammy-winning blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan (スティーヴィー・レイ・ヴォーン).

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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 ray レイ Ray in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ray Family Is My Life
Ray Family Is My Life ray れい Ray in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever ray レイ Ray in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever
Ray Family Bonds Are Forever ray れい 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 ray, is レイ (rei) in katakana and れい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in reday as in day
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 King

Names have meanings and Ray means King which in kanji is 王者 read ōja. These beautiful designs of Ray with the meaning king 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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