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Sanford in Japanese

サンフォード

Sanford, when pronounced "san-fohrd", is サンフォード (sanfōdo) in katakana.

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Shared by Mark Sanford and others

This translation is used by politician Mark Sanford (マーク・サンフォード), actress Isabel Sanford (イザベル・サンフォード), and US Supreme Court justice from 1923 to 1930 Edward Terry Sanford (エドワード・テリー・サンフォード). It's also the katakana spelling for baseball player and coach Jack Sanford (ジャック・サンフォード).

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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

"Sanford Family is My Life," "Sanford 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.

Sanford Family Is My Life
Sanford Family Is My Life san-fohrd サンフォード Sanford in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sanford Family Is My Life
Sanford Family Is My Life san-fohrd さんほうど Sanford in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sanford Family Bonds Are Forever
Sanford Family Bonds Are Forever san-fohrd サンフォード Sanford in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sanford Family Bonds Are Forever
Sanford Family Bonds Are Forever san-fohrd さんほうど Sanford in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sanford Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sanford in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sanford in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sanford, when pronounced san-fohrd, is サンフォード (sanfōdo) in katakana and さんほうど (sanhoudo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seea as in at, span as in nof as in funohr as in for, bornd as in dog
Sanford in Katakana (Vertical)
Sanford katakana, vertical
Sanford in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sanford katakana, horizontal
Sanford in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sanford hiragana, vertical
Sanford in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sanford 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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