Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Milly in Japanese

ミリー

Milly, when pronounced "mi-lI", is ミリー (mirī) in katakana.

m as in mani as in sit, skil as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Milly Alcock and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Australian actress Milly Alcock (ミリー・オールコック), actress and singer Milly Shapiro (ミリー・シャピロ), and computing pioneer Milly Koss (ミリー・コス).

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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

"Milly Family is My Life," "Milly 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.

Milly Family Is My Life
Milly Family Is My Life mi-lI ミリー Milly in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Milly Family Is My Life
Milly Family Is My Life mi-lI みりい Milly in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Milly Family Bonds Are Forever
Milly Family Bonds Are Forever mi-lI ミリー Milly in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Milly Family Bonds Are Forever
Milly Family Bonds Are Forever mi-lI みりい Milly in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Milly Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Milly in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Milly in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Milly, when pronounced mi-lI, is ミリー (mirī) in katakana and みりい (mirii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mani as in sit, skil as in loveI as in ski, held long
Milly in Katakana (Vertical)
Milly katakana, vertical
Milly in Katakana (Horizontal)
Milly katakana, horizontal
Milly in Hiragana (Vertical)
Milly hiragana, vertical
Milly in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Milly 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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