Tao in Japanese

タオ

Tao, when pronounced "ta-o", is タオ (tao) in katakana.

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Well-known people with this spelling include Australian-American mathematician Terence Tao (テレンス・タオ), Italian-American filmmaker and actor Tao Ruspoli (タオ・ラスポリ), and British road cyclist Tao Geoghegan Hart (タオ・ゲオゲガン・ハート).

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Tao Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Tao Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Tao Is My Life ta-o タオ Tao in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Tao Is My Life ta-o たお Tao in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Tao Is My Love ta-o タオ Tao in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Tao Is My Love ta-o たお Tao in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Tao Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

Tao katakana, vertical

Tao katakana, horizontal

Tao hiragana, vertical

Tao hiragana, horizontal

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