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Carmine in Japanese

カーマイン

Carmine, when pronounced "kar-mien", is カーマイン (kāmain) in katakana.

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Shared by Carmine Coppola and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Academy Award-winning composer Carmine Coppola (カーマイン・コッポラ), drummer Carmine Appice (カーマイン・アピス), and actor Carmine Giovinazzo (カーマイン・ジョヴィナッツォ). This is also the spelling used by comic book artist Carmine Infantino (カーマイン・インファンティーノ).

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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

"Carmine Family is My Life," "Carmine 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.

Carmine Family Is My Life
Carmine Family Is My Life kar-mien カーマイン Carmine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Carmine Family Is My Life
Carmine Family Is My Life kar-mien かあまいん Carmine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Carmine Family Bonds Are Forever
Carmine Family Bonds Are Forever kar-mien カーマイン Carmine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Carmine Family Bonds Are Forever
Carmine Family Bonds Are Forever kar-mien かあまいん Carmine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Carmine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Carmine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Carmine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Carmine, when pronounced kar-mien, is カーマイン (kāmain) in katakana and かあまいん (kaamain) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kitar as in carm as in manie as in pien as in no
Carmine in Katakana (Vertical)
Carmine katakana, vertical
Carmine in Katakana (Horizontal)
Carmine katakana, horizontal
Carmine in Hiragana (Vertical)
Carmine hiragana, vertical
Carmine in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Carmine 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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