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Dandy in Japanese

ダンディ

Dandy, when pronounced "dan-di", is ダンディ (dandi) in katakana.

d as in doga as in at, span as in nod as in dogi as in sit, ski
Shared by Walter Dandy

Famous people with this spelling include neurosurgeon Walter Dandy (ウォルター・ダンディ).

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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

"Dandy Family is My Life," "Dandy 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.

Dandy Family Is My Life
Dandy Family Is My Life dan-di ダンディ Dandy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dandy Family Is My Life
Dandy Family Is My Life dan-di だんでぃ Dandy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dandy Family Bonds Are Forever
Dandy Family Bonds Are Forever dan-di ダンディ Dandy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dandy Family Bonds Are Forever
Dandy Family Bonds Are Forever dan-di だんでぃ Dandy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dandy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dandy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dandy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dandy, when pronounced dan-di, is ダンディ (dandi) in katakana and だんでぃ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doga as in at, span as in nod as in dogi as in sit, ski
Dandy in Katakana (Vertical)
Dandy katakana, vertical
Dandy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dandy katakana, horizontal
Dandy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dandy hiragana, vertical
Dandy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dandy hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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