Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

McCartney in Japanese

マカートニー

McCartney, when pronounced "ma-kart-nI", is マカートニー (makātonī) in katakana.

m as in mana as in at, spak as in kitar as in cart as in topn as in noI as in ski, held long

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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 マカートニー (makātonī) in katakana and まかあとにい (makaatonii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mana as in at, spak as in kitar as in cart as in topn as in noI as in ski, held long
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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