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Dato in Japanese

ダート

Dato, when pronounced "dA-to", is ダート (dāto) in katakana.

d as in dogA as in spa, held longt as in topo as in go, Tom

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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

"Dato Family is My Life," "Dato 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.

Dato Family Is My Life
Dato Family Is My Life dA-to ダート Dato in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dato Family Is My Life
Dato Family Is My Life dA-to だあと Dato in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dato Family Bonds Are Forever
Dato Family Bonds Are Forever dA-to ダート Dato in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dato Family Bonds Are Forever
Dato Family Bonds Are Forever dA-to だあと Dato in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dato Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dato in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dato in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dato, when pronounced dA-to, is ダート (dāto) in katakana and だあと (daato) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogA as in spa, held longt as in topo as in go, Tom
Dato in Katakana (Vertical)
Dato katakana, vertical
Dato in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dato katakana, horizontal
Dato in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dato hiragana, vertical
Dato in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dato 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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