Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Marian in Japanese

マリアン

Marian, when pronounced "ma-ri-an", is マリアン (marian) in katakana.

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People with this Japanese spelling include Grammy-winning African-American contralto Marian Anderson (マリアン・アンダーソン), Irish writer Marian Keyes (マリアン・キーズ), and computer scientist, Vice President of Research and Development at Google Marian Croak (マリアン・クローク). Other notable people include stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014) Marian Seldes (マリアン・セルデス).

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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

"Marian Family is My Life," "Marian 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.

Marian Family Is My Life
Marian Family Is My Life ma-ri-an マリアン Marian in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Marian Family Is My Life
Marian Family Is My Life ma-ri-an まりあん Marian in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Marian Family Bonds Are Forever
Marian Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ri-an マリアン Marian in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Marian Family Bonds Are Forever
Marian Family Bonds Are Forever ma-ri-an まりあん Marian in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Marian Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Marian in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Marian in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Marian, when pronounced ma-ri-an, is マリアン (marian) in katakana and まりあん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spar as in redi as in sit, skia as in at, span as in no
Marian in Katakana (Vertical)
Marian katakana, vertical
Marian in Katakana (Horizontal)
Marian katakana, horizontal
Marian in Hiragana (Vertical)
Marian hiragana, vertical
Marian in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Marian hiragana, horizontal

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