May in Japanese
May, when pronounced "mE", is メー (mē) in katakana.
m as in manE as in day, held longSelect how you pronounce May:
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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 Japanese Tattoo Designs
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 mE, is メー (mē) in katakana and めえ (mee) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.
m as in manE as in day, held long
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