Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Nam in Japanese

ナム

Nam, when pronounced "nam", is ナム (namu) in katakana.

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Shared by Eric Nam and others

This translation is shared by South Korean-American singer Eric Nam (エリック・ナム), video art pioneer Nam June Paik (ナム・ジュン・パイク), and boxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Nam Phan (ナム・ファン). It's also the katakana spelling for mixed martial artist Tyson Nam (タイソン・ナム).

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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

"Nam Family is My Life," "Nam 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.

Nam Family Is My Life
Nam Family Is My Life nam ナム Nam in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nam Family Is My Life
Nam Family Is My Life nam なむ Nam in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nam Family Bonds Are Forever
Nam Family Bonds Are Forever nam ナム Nam in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Nam Family Bonds Are Forever
Nam Family Bonds Are Forever nam なむ Nam in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Nam Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Nam in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Nam in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Nam, when pronounced nam, is ナム (namu) in katakana and なむ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Nam in Katakana (Vertical)
Nam katakana, vertical
Nam in Katakana (Horizontal)
Nam katakana, horizontal
Nam in Hiragana (Vertical)
Nam hiragana, vertical
Nam in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Nam 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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