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Thurston in Japanese

サーストン

Thurston, when pronounced "thur-ston", is サーストン (sāsuton) in katakana.

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Shared by Thurston Moore and others

This spelling is shared by guitarist Thurston Moore (サーストン・ムーア), Australian rugby league footballer Johnathan Thurston (ジョナサン・サーストン), and mathematician William Thurston (ウィリアム・サーストン). It's also the katakana spelling for musician Scott Thurston (スコット・サーストン).

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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

"Thurston Family is My Life," "Thurston 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.

Thurston Family Is My Life
Thurston Family Is My Life thur-ston サーストン Thurston in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thurston Family Is My Life
Thurston Family Is My Life thur-ston さあすとん Thurston in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thurston Family Bonds Are Forever
Thurston Family Bonds Are Forever thur-ston サーストン Thurston in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Thurston Family Bonds Are Forever
Thurston Family Bonds Are Forever thur-ston さあすとん Thurston in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Thurston Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Thurston in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Thurston in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Thurston, when pronounced thur-ston, is サーストン (sāsuton) in katakana and さあすとん (saasuton) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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