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Vanden in Japanese

バンデン

Vanden, when pronounced "ban-den", is バンデン (banden) in katakana.

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Shared by Katrina vanden Heuvel

This spelling is shared by writer, editor, publisher, activist Katrina vanden Heuvel (カトリーナ・バンデン・ヒューベル).

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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

"Vanden Family is My Life," "Vanden 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.

Vanden Family Is My Life
Vanden Family Is My Life ban-den バンデン Vanden in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vanden Family Is My Life
Vanden Family Is My Life ban-den ばんでん Vanden in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Vanden Family Bonds Are Forever
Vanden Family Bonds Are Forever ban-den バンデン Vanden in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Vanden Family Bonds Are Forever
Vanden Family Bonds Are Forever ban-den ばんでん Vanden in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Vanden Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Vanden in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Vanden in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Vanden, when pronounced ban-den, is バンデン (banden) in katakana and ばんでん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Vanden in Katakana (Vertical)
Vanden katakana, vertical
Vanden in Katakana (Horizontal)
Vanden katakana, horizontal
Vanden in Hiragana (Vertical)
Vanden hiragana, vertical
Vanden in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Vanden 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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