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Sonam in Japanese

ソナム

Sonam, when pronounced "so-nam", is ソナム (sonamu) in katakana.

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Shared by Sonam Lamba and others

Famous people with this spelling include Indian actress Sonam Lamba (ソナム・ランバ), Prime Minister of Bhutan Sonam Topgay Dorji (ソナム・トブゲ・ドルジ), and Regent in Tibet under Gushi Khan rule sonam rapten (ソナム・ラプテン). This is also the spelling used by Prime Minister of Tibet Sonam Topgyal (ソナム・トプギェル).

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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

"Sonam Family is My Life," "Sonam 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.

Sonam Family Is My Life
Sonam Family Is My Life so-nam ソナム Sonam in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sonam Family Is My Life
Sonam Family Is My Life so-nam そなむ Sonam in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sonam Family Bonds Are Forever
Sonam Family Bonds Are Forever so-nam ソナム Sonam in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sonam Family Bonds Are Forever
Sonam Family Bonds Are Forever so-nam そなむ Sonam in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sonam Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Sonam in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sonam in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sonam, when pronounced so-nam, is ソナム (sonamu) in katakana and そなむ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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