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Dame in Japanese

ダム

Dame, when pronounced "dam", is ダム (damu) in katakana.

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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

"Dame Family is My Life," "Dame 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.

Dame Family Is My Life
Dame Family Is My Life dam ダム Dame in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dame Family Is My Life
Dame Family Is My Life dam だむ Dame in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dame Family Bonds Are Forever
Dame Family Bonds Are Forever dam ダム Dame in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dame Family Bonds Are Forever
Dame Family Bonds Are Forever dam だむ Dame in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dame Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dame in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dame in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dame, when pronounced dam, is ダム (damu) in katakana and だむ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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