Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Russell in Japanese

ラッセル

Russell, when pronounced "ru-Sel", is ラッセル (rasseru) in katakana.

r as in redu as in sunS as in see, helde as in bedl as in love
Shared by Kurt Russell and others

This katakana spelling is shared by actor Kurt Russell (カート・ラッセル), football player Russell Wilson (ラッセル・ウィルソン), and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought (ラッセル・ヴォート). This is also the spelling used by British philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell (バートランド・ラッセル).

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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

"Russell Family is My Life," "Russell 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.

Russell Family Is My Life
Russell Family Is My Life ru-Sel ラッセル Russell in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Russell Family Is My Life
Russell Family Is My Life ru-Sel らっせる Russell in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Russell Family Bonds Are Forever
Russell Family Bonds Are Forever ru-Sel ラッセル Russell in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Russell Family Bonds Are Forever
Russell Family Bonds Are Forever ru-Sel らっせる Russell in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Russell Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Russell in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Russell in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Russell, when pronounced ru-Sel, is ラッセル (rasseru) in katakana and らっせる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

r as in redu as in sunS as in see, helde as in bedl as in love
Russell in Katakana (Vertical)
Russell katakana, vertical
Russell in Katakana (Horizontal)
Russell katakana, horizontal
Russell in Hiragana (Vertical)
Russell hiragana, vertical
Russell in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Russell 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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