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Pier in Japanese

ピエール

Pier, when pronounced "pi-Er", is ピエール (piēru) in katakana.

p as in peni as in sit, skiE as in day, held longr as in red
Shared by Pier Giorgio Frassati and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Italian Dominican tertiary and social activist Pier Giorgio Frassati (ピエール・ジョルジョ・フラッサーティ), Italian racing driver Alessandro Pier Guidi (アレッサンドロ・ピエール・グイディ), and Italian engineer Pier Luigi Nervi (ピエール・ルイージ・ネルヴィ). This is also the spelling used by Italian painter Pier Leone Ghezzi (ピエール・レオーネ・ゲッツィ).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Pier Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Pier Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Pier Is My Life
Pier Is My Life pi-Er ピエール Pier in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pier Is My Life
Pier Is My Life pi-Er ぴええる Pier in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Pier Is My Love
Pier Is My Love pi-Er ピエール Pier in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Pier Is My Love
Pier Is My Love pi-Er ぴええる Pier in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Pier Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Pier in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Pier in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Pier, when pronounced pi-Er, is ピエール (piēru) in katakana and ぴええる (pieeru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in peni as in sit, skiE as in day, held longr as in red
Pier in Katakana (Vertical)
Pier katakana, vertical
Pier in Katakana (Horizontal)
Pier katakana, horizontal
Pier in Hiragana (Vertical)
Pier hiragana, vertical
Pier in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Pier 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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