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Otis in Japanese

オーティス

Otis, when pronounced "O-tis", is オーティス (ōtisu) in katakana.

O as in go, law, held longt as in topi as in sit, skis as in see
Shared by Otis Redding and others

Well-known people with this spelling include Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Otis Redding (オーティス・レディング), singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist Shuggie Otis (シュギー・オーティス), and writer, known for History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution Mercy Otis Warren (マーシー・オーティス・ウォーレン). This is also the spelling used by baseball player Otis Nixon (オーティス・ニクソン).

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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

"Otis Family is My Life," "Otis 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.

Otis Family Is My Life
Otis Family Is My Life O-tis オーティス Otis in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Otis Family Is My Life
Otis Family Is My Life O-tis おうてぃす Otis in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Otis Family Bonds Are Forever
Otis Family Bonds Are Forever O-tis オーティス Otis in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Otis Family Bonds Are Forever
Otis Family Bonds Are Forever O-tis おうてぃす Otis in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Otis Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Otis in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Otis in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Otis, when pronounced O-tis, is オーティス (ōtisu) in katakana and おうてぃす (outisu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

O as in go, law, held longt as in topi as in sit, skis as in see
Otis in Katakana (Vertical)
Otis katakana, vertical
Otis in Katakana (Horizontal)
Otis katakana, horizontal
Otis in Hiragana (Vertical)
Otis hiragana, vertical
Otis in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Otis 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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