Fine Japanese Calligraphy

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Wim in Japanese

ヴィム

Wim, when pronounced "vim", is ヴィム (vimu) in katakana.

v as in veryi as in sit, skim as in man
Shared by Wim Wenders and others

This translation is used by German filmmaker Wim Wenders (ヴィム・ヴェンダース), Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker Wim Hof (ヴィム・ホフ), and Dutch football manager and former player Wim Rijsbergen (ヴィム・ライスベルヘン). This is also the spelling used by Flemish Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist Wim Mertens (ヴィム・メルテン).

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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

"Wim Family is My Life," "Wim 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.

Wim Family Is My Life
Wim Family Is My Life vim ヴィム Wim in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wim Family Is My Life
Wim Family Is My Life vim びむ Wim in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Wim Family Bonds Are Forever
Wim Family Bonds Are Forever vim ヴィム Wim in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Wim Family Bonds Are Forever
Wim Family Bonds Are Forever vim びむ Wim in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Wim Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Wim in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Wim in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Wim, when pronounced vim, is ヴィム (vimu) in katakana and びむ (bimu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

v as in veryi as in sit, skim as in man
Wim in Katakana (Vertical)
Wim katakana, vertical
Wim in Katakana (Horizontal)
Wim katakana, horizontal
Wim in Hiragana (Vertical)
Wim hiragana, vertical
Wim in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Wim 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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