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Dixie in Japanese

デキシー

Dixie, when pronounced "de-ki-sI", is デキシー (dekishī) in katakana.

d as in doge as in bedk as in kiti as in sit, skis as in seeI as in ski, held long

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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

"Dixie Family is My Life," "Dixie 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.

Dixie Family Is My Life
Dixie Family Is My Life de-ki-sI デキシー Dixie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dixie Family Is My Life
Dixie Family Is My Life de-ki-sI できしい Dixie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dixie Family Bonds Are Forever
Dixie Family Bonds Are Forever de-ki-sI デキシー Dixie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dixie Family Bonds Are Forever
Dixie Family Bonds Are Forever de-ki-sI できしい Dixie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dixie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dixie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dixie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dixie, when pronounced de-ki-sI, is デキシー (dekishī) in katakana and できしい (dekishii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doge as in bedk as in kiti as in sit, skis as in seeI as in ski, held long
Dixie in Katakana (Vertical)
Dixie katakana, vertical
Dixie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dixie katakana, horizontal
Dixie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dixie hiragana, vertical
Dixie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dixie 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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