Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Cedar in Japanese

シダー

Cedar, when pronounced "si-dar", is シダー (shidā) in katakana.

s as in seei as in sit, skid as in dogar as in car
Shared by Cedar Walton and others

Notable people using this translation include jazz pianist Cedar Walton (シダー・ウォルトン) and Israeli American biochemist Howard Cedar (ハワード・シダー).

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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

"Cedar Family is My Life," "Cedar 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.

Cedar Family Is My Life
Cedar Family Is My Life si-dar シダー Cedar in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cedar Family Is My Life
Cedar Family Is My Life si-dar しだあ Cedar in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Cedar Family Bonds Are Forever
Cedar Family Bonds Are Forever si-dar シダー Cedar in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Cedar Family Bonds Are Forever
Cedar Family Bonds Are Forever si-dar しだあ Cedar in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Cedar Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Cedar in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Cedar in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Cedar, when pronounced si-dar, is シダー (shidā) in katakana and しだあ (shidaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seei as in sit, skid as in dogar as in car
Cedar in Katakana (Vertical)
Cedar katakana, vertical
Cedar in Katakana (Horizontal)
Cedar katakana, horizontal
Cedar in Hiragana (Vertical)
Cedar hiragana, vertical
Cedar in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Cedar 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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