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Ayana in Japanese

アヤナ

Ayana, when pronounced "a-ya-na", is アヤナ (ayana) in katakana.

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Shared by Almaz Ayana and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana (アルマズ・アヤナ), fashion designer Ayana Ife (アヤナ・イフェ), and Indonesian singer Ayana Shahab (アヤナ・シャハブ).

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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

"Ayana Family is My Life," "Ayana 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.

Ayana Family Is My Life
Ayana Family Is My Life a-ya-na アヤナ Ayana in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ayana Family Is My Life
Ayana Family Is My Life a-ya-na あやな Ayana in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ayana Family Bonds Are Forever
Ayana Family Bonds Are Forever a-ya-na アヤナ Ayana in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ayana Family Bonds Are Forever
Ayana Family Bonds Are Forever a-ya-na あやな Ayana in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ayana Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ayana in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ayana in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ayana, when pronounced a-ya-na, is アヤナ (ayana) in katakana and あやな in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

a as in at, spayan as in noa as in at, spa
Ayana in Katakana (Vertical)
Ayana katakana, vertical
Ayana in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ayana katakana, horizontal
Ayana in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ayana hiragana, vertical
Ayana in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ayana hiragana, horizontal

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