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Darwin in Japanese

ダーウィン

Darwin, when pronounced "dar-win", is ダーウィン (dāwin) in katakana.

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Shared by Darwin Joston and others

This translation is shared by actor, known for Assault on Precinct 13 Darwin Joston (ダーウィン・ジョストン), baseball player Darwin Barney (ダーウィン・バーニー), and British engineer Horace Darwin (ホレース・ダーウィン). This is also the spelling used by golf writer and amateur golfer Bernard Darwin (バーナード・ダーウィン).

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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

"Darwin Family is My Life," "Darwin 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.

Darwin Family Is My Life
Darwin Family Is My Life dar-win ダーウィン Darwin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darwin Family Is My Life
Darwin Family Is My Life dar-win だあういん Darwin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darwin Family Bonds Are Forever
Darwin Family Bonds Are Forever dar-win ダーウィン Darwin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Darwin Family Bonds Are Forever
Darwin Family Bonds Are Forever dar-win だあういん Darwin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Darwin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Darwin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Darwin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Darwin, when pronounced dar-win, is ダーウィン (dāwin) in katakana and だあういん (daauin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogar as in carw as in wini as in sit, skin as in no
Darwin in Katakana (Vertical)
Darwin katakana, vertical
Darwin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Darwin katakana, horizontal
Darwin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Darwin hiragana, vertical
Darwin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Darwin 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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