Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Dash Family is My Life," "Dash 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.

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