Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Calvin in Japanese

カルビン

Calvin, when pronounced "kal-bin", is カルビン (karubin) in katakana.

k as in kita as in at, spal as in loveb as in bati as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Calvin Johnson and others

This spelling is shared by football player Calvin Johnson (カルビン・ジョンソン), United States Marine Calvin Graham (カルビン・グラハム), and chemist Edward Calvin Kendall (エドワード・カルビン・ケンダル). This is also the spelling used by musician Calvin Carter (カルビン・カーター).

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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

"Calvin Family is My Life," "Calvin 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.

Calvin Family Is My Life
Calvin Family Is My Life kal-bin カルビン Calvin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Calvin Family Is My Life
Calvin Family Is My Life kal-bin かるびん Calvin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Calvin Family Bonds Are Forever
Calvin Family Bonds Are Forever kal-bin カルビン Calvin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Calvin Family Bonds Are Forever
Calvin Family Bonds Are Forever kal-bin かるびん Calvin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Calvin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Calvin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Calvin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Calvin, when pronounced kal-bin, is カルビン (karubin) in katakana and かるびん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

k as in kita as in at, spal as in loveb as in bati as in sit, skin as in no
Calvin in Katakana (Vertical)
Calvin katakana, vertical
Calvin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Calvin katakana, horizontal
Calvin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Calvin hiragana, vertical
Calvin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Calvin 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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