Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ellis in Japanese

エリス

Ellis, when pronounced "e-lis", is エリス (erisu) in katakana.

e as in bedl as in lovei as in sit, skis as in see
Shared by Tom Ellis junior and others

This translation is shared by Welsh actor Tom Ellis junior (トム・エリス), novelist (b. 1964) Bret Easton Ellis (ブレット・イーストン・エリス), and basketball player Monta Ellis (モンタ・エリス). It's also the katakana spelling for Australian musician and composer Warren Ellis (ウォーレン・エリス).

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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

"Ellis Family is My Life," "Ellis 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.

Ellis Family Is My Life
Ellis Family Is My Life e-lis エリス Ellis in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ellis Family Is My Life
Ellis Family Is My Life e-lis えりす Ellis in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ellis Family Bonds Are Forever
Ellis Family Bonds Are Forever e-lis エリス Ellis in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ellis Family Bonds Are Forever
Ellis Family Bonds Are Forever e-lis えりす Ellis in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ellis Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ellis in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ellis in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ellis, when pronounced e-lis, is エリス (erisu) in katakana and えりす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

e as in bedl as in lovei as in sit, skis as in see
Ellis in Katakana (Vertical)
Ellis katakana, vertical
Ellis in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ellis katakana, horizontal
Ellis in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ellis hiragana, vertical
Ellis in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ellis 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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