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Ivan in Japanese

アイヴァン

Ivan, when pronounced "ie-van", is アイヴァン (aivan) in katakana.

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Shared by Ivan Dixon and others

Notable people using this translation include actor, director, producer Ivan Dixon (アイヴァン・ディクソン), multi-instrumentalist Ivan Neville (アイヴァン・ネヴィル), and Czech-American musician Ivan Král (アイヴァン・クラール). It's also the katakana spelling for author and novelist known for his seventeen fiction and nonfiction books celebrating the landscape and people of the post-war American West. Ivan Doig (アイヴァン・ドイグ).

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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

"Ivan Family is My Life," "Ivan 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.

Ivan Family Is My Life
Ivan Family Is My Life ie-van アイヴァン Ivan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ivan Family Is My Life
Ivan Family Is My Life ie-van あいばん Ivan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever ie-van アイヴァン Ivan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever ie-van あいばん Ivan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ivan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ivan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ivan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ivan, when pronounced ie-van, is アイヴァン (aivan) in katakana and あいばん (aiban) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Ivan in Katakana (Vertical)
Ivan katakana, vertical
Ivan in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ivan katakana, horizontal
Ivan in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ivan hiragana, vertical
Ivan in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ivan 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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