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Butterfly in Japanese

バタフライ

Butterfly, when pronounced "bu-ta-flie", is バタフライ (batafurai) in katakana.

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Shared by Butterfly McQueen and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actress Butterfly McQueen (バタフライ・マクイーン) and singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Butterfly Boucher (バタフライ・バウチャー).

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Butterfly Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Butterfly 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.

Butterfly Is My Life
Butterfly Is My Life bu-ta-flie バタフライ Butterfly in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Butterfly Is My Life
Butterfly Is My Life bu-ta-flie ばたふらい Butterfly in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Butterfly Is My Love
Butterfly Is My Love bu-ta-flie バタフライ Butterfly in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Butterfly Is My Love
Butterfly Is My Love bu-ta-flie ばたふらい Butterfly in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Butterfly Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Butterfly in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Butterfly in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Butterfly, when pronounced bu-ta-flie, is バタフライ (batafurai) in katakana and ばたふらい in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batu as in sunt as in topa as in at, spaf as in funl as in loveie as in pie
Butterfly in Katakana (Vertical)
Butterfly katakana, vertical
Butterfly in Katakana (Horizontal)
Butterfly katakana, horizontal
Butterfly in Hiragana (Vertical)
Butterfly hiragana, vertical
Butterfly in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Butterfly 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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