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Eli in Japanese

エリ

Eli, when pronounced "e-li", is エリ (eri) in katakana.

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Shared by Eli Crane and others

People with this Japanese spelling include politician Eli Crane (エリ・クレーン), rugby player Eli Walker (エリ・ウォーカー), and businessperson and philanthropist Eli Broad (エリ・ブロード).

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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

"Eli Family is My Life," "Eli 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.

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

Eli Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

e as in bedl as in lovei as in sit, ski
Eli in Katakana (Vertical)
Eli katakana, vertical
Eli in Katakana (Horizontal)
Eli katakana, horizontal
Eli in Hiragana (Vertical)
Eli hiragana, vertical
Eli in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Eli 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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