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Ernestine in Japanese

アーネスティン

Ernestine, when pronounced "ar-ne-stin", is アーネスティン (ānesutin) in katakana.

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Shared by Ernestine Anderson and others

Famous people with this spelling include jazz and blues singer Ernestine Anderson (アーネスティン・アンダーソン), German nursing theorist Ernestine Wiedenbach (アーネスティン・ウィーデンバック), and librarian Ernestine Rose (アーネスティン・ローズ).

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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

"Ernestine Family is My Life," "Ernestine 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.

Ernestine Family Is My Life
Ernestine Family Is My Life ar-ne-stin アーネスティン Ernestine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ernestine Family Is My Life
Ernestine Family Is My Life ar-ne-stin ああねすてぃん Ernestine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ernestine Family Bonds Are Forever
Ernestine Family Bonds Are Forever ar-ne-stin アーネスティン Ernestine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ernestine Family Bonds Are Forever
Ernestine Family Bonds Are Forever ar-ne-stin ああねすてぃん Ernestine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ernestine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ernestine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ernestine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ernestine, when pronounced ar-ne-stin, is アーネスティン (ānesutin) in katakana and ああねすてぃん (aanesutin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Ernestine in Katakana (Vertical)
Ernestine katakana, vertical
Ernestine in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ernestine katakana, horizontal
Ernestine in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ernestine hiragana, vertical
Ernestine in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ernestine 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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