Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Zion in Japanese

ザイオン

Zion, when pronounced "zie-on", is ザイオン (zaion) in katakana.

z as in zooie as in pieo as in go, Tomn as in no
Shared by Zion Williamson and others

This translation is shared by basketball player Zion Williamson (ザイオン・ウィリアムソン), writer Sidney Zion (シドニー・ザイオン), and football player Zion Johnson (ザイオン・ジョンソン).

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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

"Zion Family is My Life," "Zion 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.

Zion Family Is My Life
Zion Family Is My Life zie-on ザイオン Zion in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zion Family Is My Life
Zion Family Is My Life zie-on ざいおん Zion in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zion Family Bonds Are Forever
Zion Family Bonds Are Forever zie-on ザイオン Zion in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Zion Family Bonds Are Forever
Zion Family Bonds Are Forever zie-on ざいおん Zion in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Zion Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Zion in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Zion in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Zion, when pronounced zie-on, is ザイオン (zaion) in katakana and ざいおん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

z as in zooie as in pieo as in go, Tomn as in no
Zion in Katakana (Vertical)
Zion katakana, vertical
Zion in Katakana (Horizontal)
Zion katakana, horizontal
Zion in Hiragana (Vertical)
Zion hiragana, vertical
Zion in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Zion 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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