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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

McCartney in Japanese

マッカートニー

McCartney, when pronounced "ma-Kart-nI", is マッカートニー (makkātonī) in katakana.

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Shared by Paul McCartney and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Academy Award-winning English musician and member of the Beatles Paul McCartney (ポール・マッカートニー), photographer, musician and animal rights activist Linda McCartney (リンダ・マッカートニー), and British musician James McCartney (ジェイムズ・マッカートニー). It's also the katakana spelling for Northern Irish footballer George McCartney (ジョージ・マッカートニー).

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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

"McCartney Family is My Life," "McCartney 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.

McCartney Family Is My Life
McCartney Family Is My Life ma-Kart-nI マッカートニー McCartney in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
McCartney Family Is My Life
McCartney Family Is My Life ma-Kart-nI まっかあとにい McCartney in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
McCartney Family Bonds Are Forever
McCartney Family Bonds Are Forever ma-Kart-nI マッカートニー McCartney in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
McCartney Family Bonds Are Forever
McCartney Family Bonds Are Forever ma-Kart-nI まっかあとにい McCartney in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

McCartney Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of McCartney in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order McCartney in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. McCartney, when pronounced ma-Kart-nI, is マッカートニー (makkātonī) in katakana and まっかあとにい (makkaatonii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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