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Dev in Japanese

デーヴ

Dev, when pronounced "dEv", is デーヴ (dēvu) in katakana.

d as in dogE as in day, held longv as in very
Shared by Dev Patel

People with this Japanese spelling include British actor Dev Patel (デーヴ・パテール).

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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

"Dev Family is My Life," "Dev 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.

Dev Family Is My Life
Dev Family Is My Life dEv デーヴ Dev in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dev Family Is My Life
Dev Family Is My Life dEv でえぶ Dev in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dev Family Bonds Are Forever
Dev Family Bonds Are Forever dEv デーヴ Dev in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dev Family Bonds Are Forever
Dev Family Bonds Are Forever dEv でえぶ Dev in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dev Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dev in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dev in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dev, when pronounced dEv, is デーヴ (dēvu) in katakana and でえぶ (deebu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogE as in day, held longv as in very
Dev in Katakana (Vertical)
Dev katakana, vertical
Dev in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dev katakana, horizontal
Dev in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dev hiragana, vertical
Dev in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dev 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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