Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Kid in Japanese

キッド

Kid, when pronounced "kiD", is キッド (kiddo) in katakana.

k as in kiti as in sit, skiD as in dog, held
Shared by Kid Rock and others

People pronouncing their name this way include musician Kid Rock (キッド・ロック), Grammy-winning rapper, singer, record producer and actor Kid Cudi (キッド・カディ), and British professional wrestler Dynamite Kid (ダイナマイト・キッド). This is also the spelling used by jazz trombonist Kid Ory (キッド・オリー).

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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

"Kid Family is My Life," "Kid 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.

Kid Family Is My Life
Kid Family Is My Life kiD キッド Kid in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kid Family Is My Life
Kid Family Is My Life kiD きっど Kid in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Kid Family Bonds Are Forever
Kid Family Bonds Are Forever kiD キッド Kid in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Kid Family Bonds Are Forever
Kid Family Bonds Are Forever kiD きっど Kid in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Kid Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Kid in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Kid in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Kid, when pronounced kiD, is キッド (kiddo) in katakana and きっど in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kiti as in sit, skiD as in dog, held
Kid in Katakana (Vertical)
Kid katakana, vertical
Kid in Katakana (Horizontal)
Kid katakana, horizontal
Kid in Hiragana (Vertical)
Kid hiragana, vertical
Kid in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Kid 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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