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Ernie in Japanese

アーニー

Ernie, when pronounced "ar-nI", is アーニー (ānī) in katakana.

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Shared by Ernie Lively and others

Notable people using this translation include actor, known for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Ernie Lively (アーニー・ライヴリー), baseball player Ernie Clement (アーニー・クレメント), and war correspondent and writer Ernie Pyle (アーニー・パイル). Other notable people include musician, songwriter Ernie Isley (アーニー・アイズレー).

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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

"Ernie Family is My Life," "Ernie 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.

Ernie Family Is My Life
Ernie Family Is My Life ar-nI アーニー Ernie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ernie Family Is My Life
Ernie Family Is My Life ar-nI ああにい Ernie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ernie Family Bonds Are Forever
Ernie Family Bonds Are Forever ar-nI アーニー Ernie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ernie Family Bonds Are Forever
Ernie Family Bonds Are Forever ar-nI ああにい Ernie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ernie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ernie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ernie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ernie, when pronounced ar-nI, is アーニー (ānī) in katakana and ああにい (aanii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

ar as in carn as in noI as in ski, held long
Ernie in Katakana (Vertical)
Ernie katakana, vertical
Ernie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ernie katakana, horizontal
Ernie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ernie hiragana, vertical
Ernie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ernie 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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