Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dana in Japanese

デーナ

Dana, when pronounced "dE-na", is デーナ (dēna) in katakana.

d as in dogE as in day, held longn as in noa as in at, spa
Shared by Dana Ferguson and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Canadian female curler Dana Ferguson (デーナ・ファーガソン) and Paralympic cyclist Alicia Dana (アリシア・デーナ).

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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

"Dana Family is My Life," "Dana 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.

Dana Family Is My Life
Dana Family Is My Life dE-na デーナ Dana in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dana Family Is My Life
Dana Family Is My Life dE-na でえな Dana in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dana Family Bonds Are Forever
Dana Family Bonds Are Forever dE-na デーナ Dana in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dana Family Bonds Are Forever
Dana Family Bonds Are Forever dE-na でえな Dana in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dana Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dana in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dana in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dana, when pronounced dE-na, is デーナ (dēna) in katakana and でえな (deena) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogE as in day, held longn as in noa as in at, spa
Dana in Katakana (Vertical)
Dana katakana, vertical
Dana in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dana katakana, horizontal
Dana in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dana hiragana, vertical
Dana in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dana hiragana, horizontal

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