Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Melanie in Japanese

メラニー

Melanie, when pronounced "me-la-nI", is メラニー (meranī) in katakana.

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Shared by Melanie Griffith and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actress Melanie Griffith (メラニー・グリフィス), British journalist Melanie Phillips (メラニー・フィリップス), and singer Melanie Thornton (メラニー・ソーントン).

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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

"Melanie Family is My Life," "Melanie 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.

Melanie Family Is My Life
Melanie Family Is My Life me-la-nI メラニー Melanie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Melanie Family Is My Life
Melanie Family Is My Life me-la-nI めらにい Melanie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Melanie Family Bonds Are Forever
Melanie Family Bonds Are Forever me-la-nI メラニー Melanie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Melanie Family Bonds Are Forever
Melanie Family Bonds Are Forever me-la-nI めらにい Melanie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Melanie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Melanie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Melanie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Melanie, when pronounced me-la-nI, is メラニー (meranī) in katakana and めらにい (meranii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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