Yao in Japanese

ヤオ

Yao, when pronounced "ya-o", is ヤオ (yao) in katakana.

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Well-known people with this spelling include Chinese actress Tong Yao (トン・ヤオ), Chinese-Dutch badminton player Yao Jie (ヤオ・ジエ), and Ghanaian footballer Bennard Yao Kumordzi (ベナード・ヤオ・クモルジ).

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Yao Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Yao Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Yao Is My Life ya-o ヤオ Yao in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Yao Is My Life ya-o やお Yao in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Yao Is My Love ya-o ヤオ Yao in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Yao Is My Love ya-o やお Yao in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Yao Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Yao in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Yao in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Yao, when pronounced ya-o, is ヤオ (yao) in katakana and やお in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Yao katakana, vertical

Yao katakana, horizontal

Yao hiragana, vertical

Yao hiragana, horizontal

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