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Daphne in Japanese

ダフネ

Daphne, when pronounced "daf-ne", is ダフネ (dafune) in katakana.

d as in doga as in at, spaf as in funn as in noe as in bed
Shared by Daphne du Maurier and others

Famous people with this spelling include British writer Daphne du Maurier (ダフネ・デュ・モーリア), British and Irish artist and personality Daphne Guinness (ダフネ・ギネス), and British composer and electronic musician Daphne Oram (ダフネ・オラム). This is also the spelling used by Australian tennis player Daphne Akhurst (ダフネ・アクハースト).

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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

"Daphne Family is My Life," "Daphne 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.

Daphne Family Is My Life
Daphne Family Is My Life daf-ne ダフネ Daphne in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Daphne Family Is My Life
Daphne Family Is My Life daf-ne だふね Daphne in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Daphne Family Bonds Are Forever
Daphne Family Bonds Are Forever daf-ne ダフネ Daphne in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Daphne Family Bonds Are Forever
Daphne Family Bonds Are Forever daf-ne だふね Daphne in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Daphne Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Daphne in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Daphne in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Daphne, when pronounced daf-ne, is ダフネ (dafune) in katakana and だふね in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doga as in at, spaf as in funn as in noe as in bed
Daphne in Katakana (Vertical)
Daphne katakana, vertical
Daphne in Katakana (Horizontal)
Daphne katakana, horizontal
Daphne in Hiragana (Vertical)
Daphne hiragana, vertical
Daphne in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Daphne 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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