Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Mikey in Japanese

マイキー

Mikey, when pronounced "mie-kI", is マイキー (maikī) in katakana.

m as in manie as in piek as in kitI as in ski, held long
Shared by Mikey Madison and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Academy Award-winning actress Mikey Madison (マイキー・マディソン), bassist Mikey Way (マイキー・ウェイ), and professional wrestler and trainer Mikey Whipwreck (マイキー・ウィップレック). Other notable people include New Zealand songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director based in Mumbai, India Mikey McCleary (マイキー・マクレアリー).

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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

"Mikey Family is My Life," "Mikey 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.

Mikey Family Is My Life
Mikey Family Is My Life mie-kI マイキー Mikey in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mikey Family Is My Life
Mikey Family Is My Life mie-kI まいきい Mikey in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Mikey Family Bonds Are Forever
Mikey Family Bonds Are Forever mie-kI マイキー Mikey in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Mikey Family Bonds Are Forever
Mikey Family Bonds Are Forever mie-kI まいきい Mikey in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Mikey Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Mikey in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Mikey in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Mikey, when pronounced mie-kI, is マイキー (maikī) in katakana and まいきい (maikii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in manie as in piek as in kitI as in ski, held long
Mikey in Katakana (Vertical)
Mikey katakana, vertical
Mikey in Katakana (Horizontal)
Mikey katakana, horizontal
Mikey in Hiragana (Vertical)
Mikey hiragana, vertical
Mikey in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Mikey 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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