Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Mai in Japanese

マイ

Mai, when pronounced "mie", is マイ (mai) in katakana.

m as in manie as in pie
Shared by Kim Mai Guest and others

This katakana spelling is shared by actress Kim Mai Guest (キム・マイ・ゲスト), English actress, dancer, and singer Olivia Mai Barrett (オリビア・マイ・バレット), and British journalist and television presenter Mai Davies (マイ・デイヴィス).

Select how you pronounce Mai:

Show us how you pronounce Mai and we'll create the calligraphy.

Loading sounds...

Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Mai Family is My Life," "Mai 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.

Mai Family Is My Life
Mai Family Is My Life mie マイ Mai in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mai Family Is My Life
Mai Family Is My Life mie まい Mai in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mai Family Bonds Are Forever
Mai Family Bonds Are Forever mie マイ Mai in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mai Family Bonds Are Forever
Mai Family Bonds Are Forever mie まい Mai in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mai Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Mai in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Mai in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Mai, when pronounced mie, is マイ (mai) in katakana and まい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manie as in pie
Mai in Katakana (Vertical)
Mai katakana, vertical
Mai in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mai katakana, horizontal
Mai in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mai hiragana, vertical
Mai in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mai hiragana, horizontal

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.