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Ivan in Japanese

イワン

Ivan, when pronounced "i-wan", is イワン (iwan) in katakana.

i as in sit, skiwan as in no
Shared by Ivan Lendl

This spelling is shared by Czech-American tennis player Ivan Lendl (イワン・レンドル).

Select how you pronounce Ivan:

i-van イヴァンivan i-wan イワンiwan i-ban イバンiban ie-ban アイバンaiban ie-van アイヴァンaivan i-von イヴォンivon

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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 i-wan イワン Ivan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ivan Family Is My Life
Ivan Family Is My Life i-wan いわん Ivan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever i-wan イワン Ivan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever
Ivan Family Bonds Are Forever i-wan いわん 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 i-wan, is イワン (iwan) in katakana and いわん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

i as in sit, skiwan as in no
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

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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