Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Hollis in Japanese

ホリス

Hollis, when pronounced "ho-lis", is ホリス (horisu) in katakana.

h as in hato as in go, Toml as in lovei as in sit, skis as in see
Shared by Mark Hollis and others

Well-known people with this spelling include British singer Mark Hollis (マーク・ホリス), Director General of MI5 Roger Hollis (ロジャー・ホリス), and British video game designer Martin Hollis (マーティン・ホリス). This is also the spelling used by basketball player Hollis Thompson (ホリス・トンプソン).

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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

"Hollis Family is My Life," "Hollis 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.

Hollis Family Is My Life
Hollis Family Is My Life ho-lis ホリス Hollis in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hollis Family Is My Life
Hollis Family Is My Life ho-lis ほりす Hollis in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hollis Family Bonds Are Forever
Hollis Family Bonds Are Forever ho-lis ホリス Hollis in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hollis Family Bonds Are Forever
Hollis Family Bonds Are Forever ho-lis ほりす Hollis in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hollis Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hollis in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hollis in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hollis, when pronounced ho-lis, is ホリス (horisu) in katakana and ほりす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hato as in go, Toml as in lovei as in sit, skis as in see
Hollis in Katakana (Vertical)
Hollis katakana, vertical
Hollis in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hollis katakana, horizontal
Hollis in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hollis hiragana, vertical
Hollis in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hollis 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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