Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Terry in Japanese

テリー

Terry, when pronounced "te-rI", is テリー (terī) in katakana.

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Shared by Terry Crews and others

This spelling is shared by actor, television host, and former American football player Terry Crews (テリー・クルーズ), English fantasy author Terry Pratchett (テリー・プラチェット), and English association football player John Terry (ジョン・テリー). This is also the spelling used by record producer Terry Melcher (テリー・メルチャー).

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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

"Terry Family is My Life," "Terry 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.

Terry Family Is My Life
Terry Family Is My Life te-rI テリー Terry in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Terry Family Is My Life
Terry Family Is My Life te-rI てりい Terry in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Terry Family Bonds Are Forever
Terry Family Bonds Are Forever te-rI テリー Terry in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Terry Family Bonds Are Forever
Terry Family Bonds Are Forever te-rI てりい Terry in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Terry Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Terry in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Terry in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Terry, when pronounced te-rI, is テリー (terī) in katakana and てりい (terii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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