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January in Japanese

ジャニュアリー

January, when pronounced "ja-nyoo-a-rI", is ジャニュアリー (janyuarī) in katakana.

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Shared by January Jones and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actress January Jones (ジャニュアリー・ジョーンズ) and professional golfer Don January (ドン・ジャニュアリー).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

January Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

January Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

January Is My Life
January Is My Life ja-nyoo-a-rI ジャニュアリー January in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
January Is My Life
January Is My Life ja-nyoo-a-rI じゃにゅありい January in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
January Is My Love
January Is My Love ja-nyoo-a-rI ジャニュアリー January in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
January Is My Love
January Is My Love ja-nyoo-a-rI じゃにゅありい January in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

January Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of January in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order January in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. January, when pronounced ja-nyoo-a-rI, is ジャニュアリー (janyuarī) in katakana and じゃにゅありい (janyuarii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpa as in at, spanyoo as in boot, booka as in at, spar as in redI as in ski, held long
January in Katakana (Vertical)
January katakana, vertical
January in Katakana (Horizontal)
January katakana, horizontal
January in Hiragana (Vertical)
January hiragana, vertical
January in Hiragana (Horizontal)
January 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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