Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Tompkins in Japanese

トンプキンズ

Tompkins, when pronounced "tomp-kinz", is トンプキンズ (tonpukinzu) in katakana.

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Shared by Gertrude Tompkins Silver and others

Notable people using this translation include WASP pilot Gertrude Tompkins Silver (ガートルード・トンプキンズ・シルヴァー), voice actress Nicole Tompkins (ニコール・トンプキンズ), and second Lady of the United States Hannah Tompkins (ハンナ・トンプキンズ).

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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

"Tompkins Family is My Life," "Tompkins 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.

Tompkins Family Is My Life
Tompkins Family Is My Life tomp-kinz トンプキンズ Tompkins in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tompkins Family Is My Life
Tompkins Family Is My Life tomp-kinz とんぷきんず Tompkins in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tompkins Family Bonds Are Forever
Tompkins Family Bonds Are Forever tomp-kinz トンプキンズ Tompkins in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Tompkins Family Bonds Are Forever
Tompkins Family Bonds Are Forever tomp-kinz とんぷきんず Tompkins in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Tompkins Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Tompkins in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Tompkins in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Tompkins, when pronounced tomp-kinz, is トンプキンズ (tonpukinzu) in katakana and とんぷきんず in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

t as in topo as in go, Tomm as in manp as in penk as in kiti as in sit, skin as in noz as in zoo
Tompkins in Katakana (Vertical)
Tompkins katakana, vertical
Tompkins in Katakana (Horizontal)
Tompkins katakana, horizontal
Tompkins in Hiragana (Vertical)
Tompkins hiragana, vertical
Tompkins in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Tompkins 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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