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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Merry in Japanese

メリー

Merry, when pronounced "me-rI", is メリー (merī) in katakana.

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Shared by Merry Clayton and others

Famous people with this spelling include musician Merry Clayton (メリー・クレイトン), British 400m runner Katharine Merry (キャサリン・メリー), and actress Merry Anders (メリー・アンダース).

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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

"Merry Family is My Life," "Merry 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.

Merry Family Is My Life
Merry Family Is My Life me-rI メリー Merry in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Merry Family Is My Life
Merry Family Is My Life me-rI めりい Merry in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Merry Family Bonds Are Forever
Merry Family Bonds Are Forever me-rI メリー Merry in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Merry Family Bonds Are Forever
Merry Family Bonds Are Forever me-rI めりい Merry in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Merry Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Merry in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Merry in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Merry, when pronounced me-rI, is メリー (merī) in katakana and めりい (merii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Merry Meaning Cheerful

Names have meanings and Merry means Cheerful which in kanji is 快活 read kaikatsu. These beautiful designs of Merry with the meaning cheerful make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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