Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Seamus in Japanese

シェイマス

Seamus, when pronounced "shay-mus", is シェイマス (sheimasu) in katakana.

sh as in shipay as in daym as in manu as in suns as in see
Shared by Seamus Heaney and others

Notable people using this translation include Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer Seamus Heaney (シェイマス・ヒーニー), Irish cinematographer Seamus McGarvey (シェイマス・マクガーヴェイ), and Canadian jazz saxophonist Seamus Blake (シェイマス・ブレイク).

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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

"Seamus Family is My Life," "Seamus 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.

Seamus Family Is My Life
Seamus Family Is My Life shay-mus シェイマス Seamus in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Seamus Family Is My Life
Seamus Family Is My Life shay-mus しぇいます Seamus in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Seamus Family Bonds Are Forever
Seamus Family Bonds Are Forever shay-mus シェイマス Seamus in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Seamus Family Bonds Are Forever
Seamus Family Bonds Are Forever shay-mus しぇいます Seamus in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Seamus Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Seamus in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Seamus in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Seamus, when pronounced shay-mus, is シェイマス (sheimasu) in katakana and しぇいます in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipay as in daym as in manu as in suns as in see
Seamus in Katakana (Vertical)
Seamus katakana, vertical
Seamus in Katakana (Horizontal)
Seamus katakana, horizontal
Seamus in Hiragana (Vertical)
Seamus hiragana, vertical
Seamus in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Seamus 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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