Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Jane in Japanese

ジェーン

Jane, when pronounced "jEn", is ジェーン (jēn) in katakana.

j as in jumpE as in day, held longn as in no
Shared by Jane Goodall and others

This spelling is shared by English primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall (ジェーン・グドール), Academy Award-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda (ジェーン・フォンダ), and scout and frontierswoman Calamity Jane (カラミティ・ジェーン).

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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

"Jane Family is My Life," "Jane 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.

Jane Family Is My Life
Jane Family Is My Life jEn ジェーン Jane in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jane Family Is My Life
Jane Family Is My Life jEn じぇえん Jane in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jane Family Bonds Are Forever
Jane Family Bonds Are Forever jEn ジェーン Jane in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jane Family Bonds Are Forever
Jane Family Bonds Are Forever jEn じぇえん Jane in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jane Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Jane in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jane in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jane, when pronounced jEn, is ジェーン (jēn) in katakana and じぇえん (jeen) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

j as in jumpE as in day, held longn as in no
Jane in Katakana (Vertical)
Jane katakana, vertical
Jane in Katakana (Horizontal)
Jane katakana, horizontal
Jane in Hiragana (Vertical)
Jane hiragana, vertical
Jane in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Jane 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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