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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Clive in Japanese

クライブ

Clive, when pronounced "klieb", is クライブ (kuraibu) in katakana.

k as in kitl as in loveie as in pieb as in bat
Shared by Clive Cussler and others

People pronouncing their name this way include novelist Clive Cussler (クライブ・カッスラー), English television presenter Clive Anderson (クライブ・アンダーソン), and English rugby union coach and former player Clive Woodward (クライブ・ウッドワード). It's also the katakana spelling for British historian Clive Ponting (クライブ・ポンティング).

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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

"Clive Family is My Life," "Clive 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.

Clive Family Is My Life
Clive Family Is My Life klieb クライブ Clive in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Clive Family Is My Life
Clive Family Is My Life klieb くらいぶ Clive in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Clive Family Bonds Are Forever
Clive Family Bonds Are Forever klieb クライブ Clive in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Clive Family Bonds Are Forever
Clive Family Bonds Are Forever klieb くらいぶ Clive in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Clive Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Clive in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Clive in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Clive, when pronounced klieb, is クライブ (kuraibu) in katakana and くらいぶ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitl as in loveie as in pieb as in bat
Clive in Katakana (Vertical)
Clive katakana, vertical
Clive in Katakana (Horizontal)
Clive katakana, horizontal
Clive in Hiragana (Vertical)
Clive hiragana, vertical
Clive in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Clive 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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