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Dakota in Japanese

ダコタ

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

d as in doga as in at, spak as in kito as in go, Tomt as in topa as in at, spa
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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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Dakota Family is My Life," "Dakota 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.

Dakota Family Is My Life
Dakota Family Is My Life da-ko-ta ダコタ Dakota in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dakota Family Is My Life
Dakota Family Is My Life da-ko-ta だこた Dakota in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dakota Family Bonds Are Forever
Dakota Family Bonds Are Forever da-ko-ta ダコタ Dakota in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dakota Family Bonds Are Forever
Dakota Family Bonds Are Forever da-ko-ta だこた Dakota in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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.

d as in doga as in at, spak as in kito as in go, Tomt as in topa as in at, spa
Dakota in Katakana (Vertical)
Dakota katakana, vertical
Dakota in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dakota katakana, horizontal
Dakota in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dakota hiragana, vertical
Dakota in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dakota 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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