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Jonathan in Japanese

ホナタン

Jonathan, when pronounced "ho-na-tan", is ホナタン (honatan) in katakana.

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Shared by Jonathan Calleri and others

People pronouncing their name this way include Argentinan football player Jonathan Calleri (ホナタン・カジェリ), film director, screenwriter and film producer Jonathan Bellés (ホナタン・ベール), and Argentinian footballer Jonathan Silvá (ホナタン・シルバ).

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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

"Jonathan Family is My Life," "Jonathan 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.

Jonathan Family Is My Life
Jonathan Family Is My Life ho-na-tan ホナタン Jonathan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jonathan Family Is My Life
Jonathan Family Is My Life ho-na-tan ほなたん Jonathan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jonathan Family Bonds Are Forever
Jonathan Family Bonds Are Forever ho-na-tan ホナタン Jonathan in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jonathan Family Bonds Are Forever
Jonathan Family Bonds Are Forever ho-na-tan ほなたん Jonathan in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jonathan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Jonathan in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jonathan in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jonathan, when pronounced ho-na-tan, is ホナタン (honatan) in katakana and ほなたん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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