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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Waris in Japanese

ワリス

Waris, when pronounced "wa-ris", is ワリス (warisu) in katakana.

war as in redi as in sit, skis as in see
Shared by Waris Dirie and others

This spelling is shared by Somali model, author, actress, activist Waris Dirie (ワリス・ディリー), Punjabi poet Waris Shah (ワリス・シャー), and Indian singer Manmohan Waris (マンモハン・ワリス).

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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

"Waris Family is My Life," "Waris 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.

Waris Family Is My Life
Waris Family Is My Life wa-ris ワリス Waris in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Waris Family Is My Life
Waris Family Is My Life wa-ris わりす Waris in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Waris Family Bonds Are Forever
Waris Family Bonds Are Forever wa-ris ワリス Waris in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Waris Family Bonds Are Forever
Waris Family Bonds Are Forever wa-ris わりす Waris in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Waris Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Waris in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Waris in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Waris, when pronounced wa-ris, is ワリス (warisu) in katakana and わりす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

war as in redi as in sit, skis as in see
Waris in Katakana (Vertical)
Waris katakana, vertical
Waris in Katakana (Horizontal)
Waris katakana, horizontal
Waris in Hiragana (Vertical)
Waris hiragana, vertical
Waris in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Waris 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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