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May in Japanese

メイ

May, when pronounced "may", is メイ (mei) in katakana.

m as in manay as in day
Shared by Isabel May and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actress Isabel May (イザベル・メイ), English television presenter and journalist James May (ジェームズ・メイ), and British professional wrestler Blake Monroe (マライア・メイ). It's also the katakana spelling for former music executive May Pang (メイ・パン).

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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 may メイ May in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
May Family Is My Life
May Family Is My Life may めい May in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
May Family Bonds Are Forever
May Family Bonds Are Forever may メイ May in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
May Family Bonds Are Forever
May Family Bonds Are Forever may めい 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 may, is メイ (mei) in katakana and めい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manay as in day
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

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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