Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Don in Japanese

ドン

Don, when pronounced "don", is ドン (don) in katakana.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomn as in no
Shared by Don Johnson and others

Well-known people with this spelling include actor and singer Don Johnson (ドン・ジョンソン), English music manager and agent Don Arden (ドン・アーデン), and baseball player and coach Don Mattingly (ドン・マッティングリー). Other notable people include American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer Don Shirley (ドン・シャーリー).

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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

"Don Family is My Life," "Don 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.

Don Family Is My Life
Don Family Is My Life don ドン Don in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Don Family Is My Life
Don Family Is My Life don どん Don in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Don Family Bonds Are Forever
Don Family Bonds Are Forever don ドン Don in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Don Family Bonds Are Forever
Don Family Bonds Are Forever don どん Don in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Don Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Don in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Don in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Don, when pronounced don, is ドン (don) in katakana and どん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogo as in go, Tomn as in no
Don in Katakana (Vertical)
Don katakana, vertical
Don in Katakana (Horizontal)
Don katakana, horizontal
Don in Hiragana (Vertical)
Don hiragana, vertical
Don in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Don hiragana, horizontal

Don Meaning Brown

Names have meanings and Don means Brown which in kanji is 褐色 read kasshoku. These beautiful designs of Don with the meaning brown make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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