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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Tennessee in Japanese

テネシー

Tennessee, when pronounced "te-ne-sI", is テネシー (teneshī) in katakana.

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Shared by Tennessee Williams and others

This translation is used by playwright Tennessee Williams (テネシー・ウィリアムズ) and recording artist and television host Tennessee Ernie Ford (テネシー・アーニー・フォード).

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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

"Tennessee Family is My Life," "Tennessee 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.

Tennessee Family Is My Life
Tennessee Family Is My Life te-ne-sI テネシー Tennessee in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tennessee Family Is My Life
Tennessee Family Is My Life te-ne-sI てねしい Tennessee in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tennessee Family Bonds Are Forever
Tennessee Family Bonds Are Forever te-ne-sI テネシー Tennessee in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Tennessee Family Bonds Are Forever
Tennessee Family Bonds Are Forever te-ne-sI てねしい Tennessee in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Tennessee Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Tennessee in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Tennessee in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Tennessee, when pronounced te-ne-sI, is テネシー (teneshī) in katakana and てねしい (teneshii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

t as in tope as in bedn as in noe as in beds as in seeI as in ski, held long
Tennessee in Katakana (Vertical)
Tennessee katakana, vertical
Tennessee in Katakana (Horizontal)
Tennessee katakana, horizontal
Tennessee in Hiragana (Vertical)
Tennessee hiragana, vertical
Tennessee in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Tennessee 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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