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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Stanley in Japanese

スタンリー

Stanley, when pronounced "stan-lI", is スタンリー (sutanrī) in katakana.

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Shared by Stanley Tucci and others

This translation is shared by actor and author Stanley Tucci (スタンリー・トゥッチ), Academy Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (スタンリー・キューブリック), and rock musician Paul Stanley (ポール・スタンリー). Other notable people include bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever Stanley Clarke (スタンリー・クラーク).

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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

"Stanley Family is My Life," "Stanley 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.

Stanley Family Is My Life
Stanley Family Is My Life stan-lI スタンリー Stanley in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stanley Family Is My Life
Stanley Family Is My Life stan-lI すたんりい Stanley in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Stanley Family Bonds Are Forever
Stanley Family Bonds Are Forever stan-lI スタンリー Stanley in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Stanley Family Bonds Are Forever
Stanley Family Bonds Are Forever stan-lI すたんりい Stanley in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Stanley Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Stanley in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Stanley in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Stanley, when pronounced stan-lI, is スタンリー (sutanrī) in katakana and すたんりい (sutanrii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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