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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Essie in Japanese

エッシー

Essie, when pronounced "e-SI", is エッシー (esshī) in katakana.

e as in bedS as in see, heldI as in ski, held long
Shared by Essie Davis and others

This translation is shared by Australian actress Essie Davis (エッシー・デイヴィス) and New Zealand writer Essie Summers (エッシー・サマーズ).

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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

"Essie Family is My Life," "Essie 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.

Essie Family Is My Life
Essie Family Is My Life e-SI エッシー Essie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Essie Family Is My Life
Essie Family Is My Life e-SI えっしい Essie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Essie Family Bonds Are Forever
Essie Family Bonds Are Forever e-SI エッシー Essie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Essie Family Bonds Are Forever
Essie Family Bonds Are Forever e-SI えっしい Essie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Essie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Essie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Essie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Essie, when pronounced e-SI, is エッシー (esshī) in katakana and えっしい (esshii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

e as in bedS as in see, heldI as in ski, held long
Essie in Katakana (Vertical)
Essie katakana, vertical
Essie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Essie katakana, horizontal
Essie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Essie hiragana, vertical
Essie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Essie 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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