Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dawn in Japanese

ドーン

Dawn, when pronounced "dOn", is ドーン (dōn) in katakana.

d as in dogO as in go, law, held longn as in no
Shared by Dawn Brancheau and others

This katakana spelling is shared by SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau (ドーン・ブランショ), actress Dawn Olivieri (ドーン・オリヴィエリ), and basketball player and coach Dawn Staley (ドーン・ステーリー). This is also the spelling used by writer Dawn Powell (ドーン・パウエル).

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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

"Dawn Family is My Life," "Dawn 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.

Dawn Family Is My Life
Dawn Family Is My Life dOn ドーン Dawn in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dawn Family Is My Life
Dawn Family Is My Life dOn どうん Dawn in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dawn Family Bonds Are Forever
Dawn Family Bonds Are Forever dOn ドーン Dawn in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dawn Family Bonds Are Forever
Dawn Family Bonds Are Forever dOn どうん Dawn in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dawn Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dawn in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dawn in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dawn, when pronounced dOn, is ドーン (dōn) in katakana and どうん (doun) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogO as in go, law, held longn as in no
Dawn in Katakana (Vertical)
Dawn katakana, vertical
Dawn in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dawn katakana, horizontal
Dawn in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dawn hiragana, vertical
Dawn in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dawn 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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