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Austen in Japanese

オースティン

Austen, when pronounced "O-stin", is オースティン (ōsutin) in katakana.

O as in go, law, held longs as in seet as in topi as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Tom Austen and others

People with this Japanese spelling include English actor Tom Austen (トム・オースティン) and British architect Austen Harrison (オースティン・ハリソン).

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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

"Austen Family is My Life," "Austen 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.

Austen Family Is My Life
Austen Family Is My Life O-stin オースティン Austen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Austen Family Is My Life
Austen Family Is My Life O-stin おうすてぃん Austen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Austen Family Bonds Are Forever
Austen Family Bonds Are Forever O-stin オースティン Austen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Austen Family Bonds Are Forever
Austen Family Bonds Are Forever O-stin おうすてぃん Austen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Austen Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Austen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Austen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Austen, when pronounced O-stin, is オースティン (ōsutin) in katakana and おうすてぃん (ousutin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

O as in go, law, held longs as in seet as in topi as in sit, skin as in no
Austen in Katakana (Vertical)
Austen katakana, vertical
Austen in Katakana (Horizontal)
Austen katakana, horizontal
Austen in Hiragana (Vertical)
Austen hiragana, vertical
Austen in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Austen 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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