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Tao in Japanese

タオ

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

t as in topa as in at, spao as in go, Tom
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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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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Tao Family is My Life," "Tao 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.

Tao Family Is My Life
Tao Family Is My Life ta-o タオ Tao in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tao Family Is My Life
Tao Family Is My Life ta-o たお Tao in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Tao Family Bonds Are Forever
Tao Family Bonds Are Forever ta-o タオ Tao in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Tao Family Bonds Are Forever
Tao Family Bonds Are Forever ta-o たお Tao in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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.

t as in topa as in at, spao as in go, Tom
Tao in Katakana (Vertical)
Tao katakana, vertical
Tao in Katakana (Horizontal)
Tao katakana, horizontal
Tao in Hiragana (Vertical)
Tao hiragana, vertical
Tao in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Tao hiragana, horizontal

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