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Gan in Japanese

ガン

Gan, when pronounced "gan", is ガン (gan) in katakana.

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Shared by Jan Gan Boyd and others

This katakana spelling is shared by film and television actress Jan Gan Boyd (ジャン・ガン・ボイド), mixed martial artist Gan McGee (ガン・マッギー), and actor Chester Gan (チェスター・ガン).

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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

"Gan Family is My Life," "Gan 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.

Gan Family Is My Life
Gan Family Is My Life gan ガン Gan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gan Family Is My Life
Gan Family Is My Life gan がん Gan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gan Family Bonds Are Forever
Gan Family Bonds Are Forever gan ガン Gan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gan Family Bonds Are Forever
Gan Family Bonds Are Forever gan がん Gan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

g as in goa as in at, span as in no
Gan in Katakana (Vertical)
Gan katakana, vertical
Gan in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gan katakana, horizontal
Gan in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gan hiragana, vertical
Gan in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gan hiragana, horizontal

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