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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Stanley in Japanese

スタンレイ

Stanley, when pronounced "stan-lay", is スタンレイ (sutanrei) in katakana.

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Shared by Stanley Mandelstam

This spelling is shared by physicist Stanley Mandelstam (スタンレイ・マンデルスタム).

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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-lay スタンレイ 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-lay すたんれい 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-lay スタンレイ 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-lay すたんれい 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-lay, is スタンレイ (sutanrei) in katakana and すたんれい 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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