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Daphne in Japanese

ダフニー

Daphne, when pronounced "daf-nI", is ダフニー (dafunī) in katakana.

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Shared by Daphne Sheldrick

This katakana spelling is shared by Kenya-based British author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry Daphne Sheldrick (ダフニー・シェルドリック).

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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-nI ダフニー 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-nI だふにい 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-nI ダフニー 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-nI だふにい 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-nI, is ダフニー (dafunī) in katakana and だふにい (dafunii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doga as in at, spaf as in funn as in noI as in ski, held long
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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