Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Selma in Japanese

セルマ

Selma, when pronounced "sel-ma", is セルマ (seruma) in katakana.

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Shared by Selma Blair and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actress Selma Blair (セルマ・ブレア), medical doctor and epidemiologist Selma Dritz (セルマ・ドリッツ), and British actress, writer, and painter Selma Vaz Dias (セルマ・ヴァズ・ディアス).

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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

"Selma Family is My Life," "Selma 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.

Selma Family Is My Life
Selma Family Is My Life sel-ma セルマ Selma in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Selma Family Is My Life
Selma Family Is My Life sel-ma せるま Selma in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Selma Family Bonds Are Forever
Selma Family Bonds Are Forever sel-ma セルマ Selma in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Selma Family Bonds Are Forever
Selma Family Bonds Are Forever sel-ma せるま Selma in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Selma Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Selma in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Selma in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Selma, when pronounced sel-ma, is セルマ (seruma) in katakana and せるま in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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