Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Graves in Japanese

グレーヴス

Graves, when pronounced "grEvs", is グレーヴス (gurēvusu) in katakana.

g as in gor as in redE as in day, held longv as in verys as in see
Shared by Robert Graves and others

People pronouncing their name this way include English poet and novelist Robert Graves (ロバート・グレーヴス), actress Leslie Graves (レスリー・グレーヴス), and United States Army general in World War I William Sidney Graves (ウィリアム・シドニー・グレーヴス).

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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

"Graves Family is My Life," "Graves 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.

Graves Family Is My Life
Graves Family Is My Life grEvs グレーヴス Graves in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Graves Family Is My Life
Graves Family Is My Life grEvs ぐれえぶす Graves in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Graves Family Bonds Are Forever
Graves Family Bonds Are Forever grEvs グレーヴス Graves in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Graves Family Bonds Are Forever
Graves Family Bonds Are Forever grEvs ぐれえぶす Graves in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Graves Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Graves in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Graves in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Graves, when pronounced grEvs, is グレーヴス (gurēvusu) in katakana and ぐれえぶす (gureebusu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gor as in redE as in day, held longv as in verys as in see
Graves in Katakana (Vertical)
Graves katakana, vertical
Graves in Katakana (Horizontal)
Graves katakana, horizontal
Graves in Hiragana (Vertical)
Graves hiragana, vertical
Graves in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Graves 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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