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Cerf in Japanese

セーフ

Cerf, when pronounced "sEf", is セーフ (sēfu) in katakana.

s as in seeE as in day, held longf as in fun
Shared by Jean Cerf

Famous people with this spelling include mathematician Jean Cerf (ジャン・セーフ).

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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 sEf セーフ Cerf in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cerf Family Is My Life
Cerf Family Is My Life sEf せえふ Cerf in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever sEf セーフ Cerf in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever
Cerf Family Bonds Are Forever sEf せえふ 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 sEf, is セーフ (sēfu) in katakana and せえふ (seefu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seeE as in day, held longf as in fun
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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