Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Polly in Japanese

ポーリー

Polly, when pronounced "pO-lI", is ポーリー (pōrī) in katakana.

p as in penO as in go, law, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Polly Adams and others

This katakana spelling is shared by English actress Polly Adams (ポーリー・アダムス) and lawyer and writer Polly Nelson (ポーリー・ネルソン).

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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

"Polly Family is My Life," "Polly 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.

Polly Family Is My Life
Polly Family Is My Life pO-lI ポーリー Polly in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Polly Family Is My Life
Polly Family Is My Life pO-lI ぽうりい Polly in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Polly Family Bonds Are Forever
Polly Family Bonds Are Forever pO-lI ポーリー Polly in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Polly Family Bonds Are Forever
Polly Family Bonds Are Forever pO-lI ぽうりい Polly in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Polly Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Polly in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Polly in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Polly, when pronounced pO-lI, is ポーリー (pōrī) in katakana and ぽうりい (pourii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

p as in penO as in go, law, held longl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Polly in Katakana (Vertical)
Polly katakana, vertical
Polly in Katakana (Horizontal)
Polly katakana, horizontal
Polly in Hiragana (Vertical)
Polly hiragana, vertical
Polly in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Polly 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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