Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Josefine in Japanese

ヨゼフィーネ

Josefine, when pronounced "yo-ze-fI-ne", is ヨゼフィーネ (yozefīne) in katakana.

yoz as in zooe as in bedf as in funI as in ski, held longn as in noe as in bed
Shared by Josefine Preuß and others

This katakana spelling is shared by German actress Josefine Preuß (ヨゼフィーネ・プロイス) and Austrian middle-distance runner Josefine Lauterbach (ヨゼフィーネ・ラウターバッハ).

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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

"Josefine Family is My Life," "Josefine 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.

Josefine Family Is My Life
Josefine Family Is My Life yo-ze-fI-ne ヨゼフィーネ Josefine in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josefine Family Is My Life
Josefine Family Is My Life yo-ze-fI-ne よぜひいね Josefine in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Josefine Family Bonds Are Forever
Josefine Family Bonds Are Forever yo-ze-fI-ne ヨゼフィーネ Josefine in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Josefine Family Bonds Are Forever
Josefine Family Bonds Are Forever yo-ze-fI-ne よぜひいね Josefine in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Josefine Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Josefine in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Josefine in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Josefine, when pronounced yo-ze-fI-ne, is ヨゼフィーネ (yozefīne) in katakana and よぜひいね (yozehiine) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

yoz as in zooe as in bedf as in funI as in ski, held longn as in noe as in bed
Josefine in Katakana (Vertical)
Josefine katakana, vertical
Josefine in Katakana (Horizontal)
Josefine katakana, horizontal
Josefine in Hiragana (Vertical)
Josefine hiragana, vertical
Josefine in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Josefine 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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