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Darnell in Japanese

ダーネル

Darnell, when pronounced "dar-nel", is ダーネル (dāneru) in katakana.

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Shared by Darnell Washington and others

Famous people with this spelling include football player Darnell Washington (ダーネル・ワシントン), actress Linda Darnell (リンダ・ダーネル), and musician and songwriter August Darnell (オーガスト・ダーネル). Other notable people include musician Darnell Howard (ダーネル・ハワード).

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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

"Darnell Family is My Life," "Darnell 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.

Darnell Family Is My Life
Darnell Family Is My Life dar-nel ダーネル Darnell in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darnell Family Is My Life
Darnell Family Is My Life dar-nel だあねる Darnell in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darnell Family Bonds Are Forever
Darnell Family Bonds Are Forever dar-nel ダーネル Darnell in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Darnell Family Bonds Are Forever
Darnell Family Bonds Are Forever dar-nel だあねる Darnell in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Darnell Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Darnell in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Darnell in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Darnell, when pronounced dar-nel, is ダーネル (dāneru) in katakana and だあねる (daaneru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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