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Griffin in Japanese

グリフィン

Griffin, when pronounced "gri-fin", is グリフィン (gurifin) in katakana.

g as in gor as in redi as in sit, skif as in funi as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Patty Griffin and others

Notable people using this translation include singer-songwriter Patty Griffin (パティ・グリフィン), actor, film director and film producer Griffin Dunne (グリフィン・ダン), and screenwriter Ted Griffin (テッド・グリフィン). It's also the katakana spelling for mixed martial artist Forrest Griffin (フォレスト・グリフィン).

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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

"Griffin Family is My Life," "Griffin 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.

Griffin Family Is My Life
Griffin Family Is My Life gri-fin グリフィン Griffin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Griffin Family Is My Life
Griffin Family Is My Life gri-fin ぐりひん Griffin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Griffin Family Bonds Are Forever
Griffin Family Bonds Are Forever gri-fin グリフィン Griffin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Griffin Family Bonds Are Forever
Griffin Family Bonds Are Forever gri-fin ぐりひん Griffin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Griffin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Griffin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Griffin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Griffin, when pronounced gri-fin, is グリフィン (gurifin) in katakana and ぐりひん (gurihin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gor as in redi as in sit, skif as in funi as in sit, skin as in no
Griffin in Katakana (Vertical)
Griffin katakana, vertical
Griffin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Griffin katakana, horizontal
Griffin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Griffin hiragana, vertical
Griffin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Griffin 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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