Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ashby in Japanese

アシュビー

Ashby, when pronounced "a-sh-bI", is アシュビー (ashubī) in katakana.

a as in at, spash as in shipb as in batI as in ski, held long
Shared by Linden Ashby and others

This translation is shared by actor Linden Ashby (リンデン・アシュビー), baseball player Aaron Ashby (アーロン・アシュビー), and jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby (ドロシー・アシュビー). This is also the spelling used by Confederate Army general Turner Ashby (ターナー・アシュビー).

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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

"Ashby Family is My Life," "Ashby 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.

Ashby Family Is My Life
Ashby Family Is My Life a-sh-bI アシュビー Ashby in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ashby Family Is My Life
Ashby Family Is My Life a-sh-bI あしゅびい Ashby in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ashby Family Bonds Are Forever
Ashby Family Bonds Are Forever a-sh-bI アシュビー Ashby in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ashby Family Bonds Are Forever
Ashby Family Bonds Are Forever a-sh-bI あしゅびい Ashby in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ashby Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ashby in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ashby in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ashby, when pronounced a-sh-bI, is アシュビー (ashubī) in katakana and あしゅびい (ashubii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

a as in at, spash as in shipb as in batI as in ski, held long
Ashby in Katakana (Vertical)
Ashby katakana, vertical
Ashby in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ashby katakana, horizontal
Ashby in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ashby hiragana, vertical
Ashby in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ashby 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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