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Nathan in Japanese

ネイサン

Nathan, when pronounced "nay-than", is ネイサン (neisan) in katakana.

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Shared by Nathan Lane and others

This spelling is shared by actor Nathan Lane (ネイサン・レイン), English singer Nathan Sykes (ネイサン・サイクス), and Irish association football player Nathan Collins (ネイサン・コリンズ). Other notable people include Anglo-Australian composer, musicologist, journalist and self-publicist Isaac Nathan (アイザック・ネイサン).

Select how you pronounce Nathan:

nay-than ネイサンneisan nay-zan ネイザンneizan na-tan ナタンnatan nE-than ネーサンnēsan nE-zan ネーザンnēzan nA-tan ナータンnātan na-than ナサンnasan nay-thoon ネイスンneisun nay-thon ネイソンneison na-zan ナザンnazan na-tAn ナターンnatān

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Name and Phrase

"Nathan Family is My Life," "Nathan 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.

Nathan Family Is My Life
Nathan Family Is My Life nay-than ネイサン Nathan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nathan Family Is My Life
Nathan Family Is My Life nay-than ねいさん Nathan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nathan Family Bonds Are Forever
Nathan Family Bonds Are Forever nay-than ネイサン Nathan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Nathan Family Bonds Are Forever
Nathan Family Bonds Are Forever nay-than ねいさん Nathan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Nathan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Nathan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Nathan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Nathan, when pronounced nay-than, is ネイサン (neisan) in katakana and ねいさん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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