Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Hume in Japanese

ヒューム

Hume, when pronounced "hyOOm", is ヒューム (hyūmu) in katakana.

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Shared by Hume Cronyn and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Canadian-American actor Hume Cronyn (ヒューム・クローニン), political commentator and television journalist Brit Hume (ブリット・ヒューム), and British Roman-Catholic Benedictine monk and prelate, archbishop of Westminster, cardinal Basil Hume (バジル・ヒューム). It's also the katakana spelling for Australian explorer Hamilton Hume (ハミルトン・ヒューム).

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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

"Hume Family is My Life," "Hume 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.

Hume Family Is My Life
Hume Family Is My Life hyOOm ヒューム Hume in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hume Family Is My Life
Hume Family Is My Life hyOOm ひゅうむ Hume in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hume Family Bonds Are Forever
Hume Family Bonds Are Forever hyOOm ヒューム Hume in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hume Family Bonds Are Forever
Hume Family Bonds Are Forever hyOOm ひゅうむ Hume in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hume Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hume in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hume in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hume, when pronounced hyOOm, is ヒューム (hyūmu) in katakana and ひゅうむ (hyuumu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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