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Dash in Japanese

ダッシュ

Dash, when pronounced "da-SH", is ダッシュ (dasshu) in katakana.

d as in doga as in at, spaSH as in ship, held
Shared by Dash Mihok and others

This translation is used by actor Dash Mihok (ダッシュ・ミホク), cartoonist Dash Shaw (ダッシュ・ショウ), and actor Dash Pomerantz (ダッシュ・ポメランツ).

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Dash Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Dash Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Dash Is My Life
Dash Is My Life da-SH ダッシュ Dash in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dash Is My Life
Dash Is My Life da-SH だっしゅ Dash in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dash Is My Love
Dash Is My Love da-SH ダッシュ Dash in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Dash Is My Love
Dash Is My Love da-SH だっしゅ Dash in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Dash Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dash in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dash in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dash, when pronounced da-SH, is ダッシュ (dasshu) in katakana and だっしゅ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doga as in at, spaSH as in ship, held
Dash in Katakana (Vertical)
Dash katakana, vertical
Dash in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dash katakana, horizontal
Dash in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dash hiragana, vertical
Dash in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dash 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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