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Steven in Japanese

スティーブン

Steven, when pronounced "stI-boon", is スティーブン (sutībun) in katakana.

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Shared by Steven Adams and others

This katakana spelling is shared by New Zealand basketball player Steven Adams (スティーブン・アダムズ), Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the mind Steven Pinker (スティーブン・ピンカー), and actor, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Steven Ford (スティーブン・フォード). Other notable people include virologist Steven Hatfill (スティーブン・ハットフィル).

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Name and Phrase

"Steven Family is My Life," "Steven 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.

Steven Family Is My Life
Steven Family Is My Life stI-boon スティーブン Steven in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Steven Family Is My Life
Steven Family Is My Life stI-boon すてぃいぶん Steven in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Steven Family Bonds Are Forever
Steven Family Bonds Are Forever stI-boon スティーブン Steven in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Steven Family Bonds Are Forever
Steven Family Bonds Are Forever stI-boon すてぃいぶん Steven in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Steven Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Steven in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Steven in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Steven, when pronounced stI-boon, is スティーブン (sutībun) in katakana and すてぃいぶん (sutiibun) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seet as in topI as in ski, held longb as in batoo as in boot, bookn as in no
Steven in Katakana (Vertical)
Steven katakana, vertical
Steven in Katakana (Horizontal)
Steven katakana, horizontal
Steven in Hiragana (Vertical)
Steven hiragana, vertical
Steven in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Steven hiragana, horizontal

Steven Meaning Garland

Names have meanings and Steven means Garland which in kanji is 花輪 read hanawa. These beautiful designs of Steven with the meaning garland make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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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