Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Day in Japanese

デイ

Day, when pronounced "day", is デイ (dei) in katakana.

d as in dogay as in day
Shared by Doris Day and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Grammy-winning actress and singer Doris Day (ドリス・デイ), lawyer and jurist Sandra Day O'Connor (サンドラ・デイ・オコナー), and singer Andra Day (アンドラ・デイ). It's also the katakana spelling for writer, publisher, and activist Vox Day (ヴォックス・デイ).

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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

"Day Family is My Life," "Day 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.

Day Family Is My Life
Day Family Is My Life day デイ Day in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Day Family Is My Life
Day Family Is My Life day でい Day in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Day Family Bonds Are Forever
Day Family Bonds Are Forever day デイ Day in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Day Family Bonds Are Forever
Day Family Bonds Are Forever day でい Day in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Day Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

d as in dogay as in day
Day in Katakana (Vertical)
Day katakana, vertical
Day in Katakana (Horizontal)
Day katakana, horizontal
Day in Hiragana (Vertical)
Day hiragana, vertical
Day in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Day 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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