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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sterling in Japanese

スターリン

Sterling, when pronounced "stur-lin", is スターリン (sutārin) in katakana.

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Shared by Sterling Campbell and others

Well-known people with this spelling include drummer Sterling Campbell (スターリン・キャンベル) and paleontologist Sterling J. Nesbitt (スターリン・ネスビット).

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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

"Sterling Family is My Life," "Sterling 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.

Sterling Family Is My Life
Sterling Family Is My Life stur-lin スターリン Sterling in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sterling Family Is My Life
Sterling Family Is My Life stur-lin すたありん Sterling in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sterling Family Bonds Are Forever
Sterling Family Bonds Are Forever stur-lin スターリン Sterling in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sterling Family Bonds Are Forever
Sterling Family Bonds Are Forever stur-lin すたありん Sterling in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sterling Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sterling in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sterling in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sterling, when pronounced stur-lin, is スターリン (sutārin) in katakana and すたありん (sutaarin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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