Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Stella in Japanese

ステラ

Stella, when pronounced "ste-la", is ステラ (sutera) in katakana.

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Shared by Stella McCartney and others

This spelling is shared by British fashion designer Stella McCartney (ステラ・マッカートニー), British director of MI5 Stella Rimington (ステラ・リミントン), and painter and printmaker Frank Stella (フランク・ステラ). It's also the katakana spelling for Cameroonian physician Stella Immanuel (ステラ・イマニュエル).

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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

"Stella Family is My Life," "Stella 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.

Stella Family Is My Life
Stella Family Is My Life ste-la ステラ Stella in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stella Family Is My Life
Stella Family Is My Life ste-la すてら Stella in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stella Family Bonds Are Forever
Stella Family Bonds Are Forever ste-la ステラ Stella in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Stella Family Bonds Are Forever
Stella Family Bonds Are Forever ste-la すてら Stella in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Stella Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Stella in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Stella in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Stella, when pronounced ste-la, is ステラ (sutera) in katakana and すてら in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Stella in Katakana (Vertical)
Stella katakana, vertical
Stella in Katakana (Horizontal)
Stella katakana, horizontal
Stella in Hiragana (Vertical)
Stella hiragana, vertical
Stella in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Stella 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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