Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Cerf in Japanese

サーフ

Cerf, when pronounced "surf", is サーフ (sāfu) in katakana.

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Shared by Vint Cerf and others

People with this Japanese spelling include computer scientist Vint Cerf (ヴィントン・サーフ), publisher and author Bennett Cerf (ベネット・サーフ), and author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and radio and television producer Christopher Cerf (クリストファー・サーフ).

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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

"Cerf Family is My Life," "Cerf 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.

Cerf Family Is My Life
Cerf Family Is My Life surf サーフ Cerf in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cerf Family Is My Life
Cerf Family Is My Life surf さあふ Cerf in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever surf サーフ Cerf in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever surf さあふ Cerf in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Cerf Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Cerf in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Cerf in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Cerf, when pronounced surf, is サーフ (sāfu) in katakana and さあふ (saafu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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