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May in Japanese

マイ

May, when pronounced "mie", is マイ (mai) in katakana.

m as in manie as in pie
Shared by Karl May and others

This katakana spelling is shared by German author Karl May (カール・マイ), German architect Ernst May (エルンスト・マイ), and German Catholic theologian and priest Christof May (クリストフ・マイ). Other notable people include German actor, voice actor and screenwriter Martin May (マルティン・マイ).

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mie マイmai may メイmei mE メーmē

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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

"May Family is My Life," "May 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.

May Family Is My Life
May Family Is My Life mie マイ May in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
May Family Is My Life
May Family Is My Life mie まい May in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
May Family Bonds Are Forever
May Family Bonds Are Forever mie マイ May in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
May Family Bonds Are Forever
May Family Bonds Are Forever mie まい May in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

May Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of May in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order May in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. May, when pronounced mie, is マイ (mai) in katakana and まい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manie as in pie
May in Katakana (Vertical)
May katakana, vertical
May in Katakana (Horizontal)
May katakana, horizontal
May in Hiragana (Vertical)
May hiragana, vertical
May in Hiragana (Horizontal)
May hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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