Maya in Japanese

マヤ

Maya, when pronounced "ma-ya", is マヤ (maya) in katakana.

Shared by Maya Hawke and others

This spelling is shared by actress and singer Maya Hawke (マヤ・ホーク), English footballer Maya Le Tissier (マヤ・ル・ティシエ), and sculptor and architect Maya Lin (マヤ・リン). This is also the spelling used by filmmaker Maya Deren (マヤ・デレン).

Select how you pronounce Maya:

マヤmaya マーヤmāya マイヤmaiya マジャmaja メイヤmeiya Other

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Name and Phrase

"Maya Family is My Life," "Maya 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.

Maya Family Is My Life ma-ya マヤ Maya in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Maya Family Is My Life ma-ya まや Maya in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Maya Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ya マヤ Maya in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Maya Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ya まや Maya in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Maya Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Maya in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Maya in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Maya, when pronounced ma-ya, is マヤ (maya) in katakana and まや in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Maya katakana, vertical

Maya katakana, horizontal

Maya hiragana, vertical

Maya hiragana, horizontal

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