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Emil in Japanese

エミール

Emil, when pronounced "e-mIl", is エミール (emīru) in katakana.

e as in bedm as in manI as in ski, held longl as in love
Shared by Emil Artin and others

This translation is shared by Austrian-Armenian mathematician Emil Artin (エミール・アルティン), Jewish American composer and conductor Emil Newman (エミール・ニューマン), and Romanian cell biologist, physician and Nobel laureate George Emil Palade (ジョージ・エミール・パラーデ).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Emil Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Emil Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Emil Is My Life
Emil Is My Life e-mIl エミール Emil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Emil Is My Life
Emil Is My Life e-mIl えみいる Emil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Emil Is My Love
Emil Is My Love e-mIl エミール Emil in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Emil Is My Love
Emil Is My Love e-mIl えみいる Emil in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Emil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Emil in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Emil in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Emil, when pronounced e-mIl, is エミール (emīru) in katakana and えみいる (emiiru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

e as in bedm as in manI as in ski, held longl as in love
Emil in Katakana (Vertical)
Emil katakana, vertical
Emil in Katakana (Horizontal)
Emil katakana, horizontal
Emil in Hiragana (Vertical)
Emil hiragana, vertical
Emil in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Emil 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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