Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Jess in Japanese

ジェス

Jess, when pronounced "jes", is ジェス (jesu) in katakana.

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Shared by Jess Glynne and others

This spelling is shared by Grammy-winning British singer Jess Glynne (ジェス・グリン), Australian actress and artist Jess Bush (ジェス・ブッシュ), and English association football player Jess Park (ジェス・パーク). This is also the spelling used by computer game designer Jess Cliffe (ジェス・クリフ).

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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

"Jess Family is My Life," "Jess 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.

Jess Family Is My Life
Jess Family Is My Life jes ジェス Jess in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jess Family Is My Life
Jess Family Is My Life jes じぇす Jess in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jess Family Bonds Are Forever
Jess Family Bonds Are Forever jes ジェス Jess in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jess Family Bonds Are Forever
Jess Family Bonds Are Forever jes じぇす Jess in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jess Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Jess in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jess in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jess, when pronounced jes, is ジェス (jesu) in katakana and じぇす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpe as in beds as in see
Jess in Katakana (Vertical)
Jess katakana, vertical
Jess in Katakana (Horizontal)
Jess katakana, horizontal
Jess in Hiragana (Vertical)
Jess hiragana, vertical
Jess in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Jess 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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