@Columbine and chryuop: Thank you i understand the difference between the 2 characters.

@Harumaki: Is that a better way to write is? And what does it sound like? And groeten from pijnacker hier :p

@hatsuto11: I see you write it the same way as Harumaki does. I understood that translating non japanese names in kanji was a no no and that katakana always is prefered.

Now i have another followup question:
Is it allowed to write it like this?

テ
ッ
シ

or if i use my original idea

テ
シ
ー

Let's let the madness stop here. Unless your do was Japanese and you gave it a name with kanji, this would just be silly. Posthumous name changes are reserved for royalty.

But I agree, why not wait a couple weeks and decide if this is still a good idea?

This tattoo is being inked on 19 march...
I want it, and this is not my first anyway.

I only want to get the writing correct, there are to many people walking around with nonsense on their body. I am hoping to prevent that this way.

I made a mockup in photoshop of how the tattoo is gonna be...(like this not exactly the same)

That is Tesi #1. You need to turn the last line 90 degrees.

You mean like this?

テ
シ
|

Please explain why that is?

MMM pls read my post at the top of page 2.
wich is the better way to write it?

It just has to be vertical to be read correctly. It's like the difference between < and >. same shape, different orientation, completely different meaning. or n and u for that matter.

Aaah understood.... :)

So then this is right?



hhmm but now it doesnt look that nice...
Think this is looking better vertical
テ
ッ
シ

does this also sounds like teshii?

Now it does sound like tesshii

Let me explain it to you:

You want the name Tessi, therefore we use the Japanese characters Te+s+shi+i

テ＋ッ＋シ＋－

the - means that the sound BEFORE the - is doubled. Therefore the shi becomes shii
and if you write these characters vertically like on your picture, the - has to be written in the direction you read (vertically)
if you still write it horizantally, you will write the chinese character for 1. And I guess you do not want to write tessi1, right?

I hope I explained it understandable xD

No, that sounds more like 'tesshi'.

Edit: Oh, Harumaki responded faster... xD

okay that is clear... What if i take the - away in this case the | :)
and write
テ
シ

How short wil the i be then and will it be teshi?

Harumaki, do you speak/write dutch?