Dakota in Japanese

ダコタ

Dakota, when pronounced "da-ko-ta", is ダコタ (dakota) in katakana.

Shared by Dakota Johnson and others

Famous people with this spelling include actress Dakota Johnson (ダコタ・ジョンソン), United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer (ダコタ・メイヤー), and ice hockey player Dakota Joshua (ダコタ・ジョシュア). It's also the katakana spelling for jazz vocalist Dakota Staton (ダコタ・ステイトン).

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Dakota Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Dakota Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Dakota Is My Life da-ko-ta ダコタ Dakota in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Dakota Is My Life da-ko-ta だこた Dakota in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Dakota Is My Love da-ko-ta ダコタ Dakota in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Dakota Is My Love da-ko-ta だこた Dakota in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Dakota Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dakota in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dakota in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dakota, when pronounced da-ko-ta, is ダコタ (dakota) in katakana and だこた in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

Dakota katakana, vertical

Dakota katakana, horizontal

Dakota hiragana, vertical

Dakota hiragana, horizontal

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A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

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