Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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

Name and Phrase

"Butterfly Family is My Life," "Butterfly 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.

Butterfly Family Is My Life
Butterfly Family 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 Family Is My Life
Butterfly Family 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 Family Bonds Are Forever
Butterfly Family Bonds Are Forever bu-ta-flie バタフライ Butterfly in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Butterfly Family Bonds Are Forever
Butterfly Family Bonds Are Forever bu-ta-flie ばたふらい Butterfly in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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.

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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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