Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Dannie in Japanese

ダニー

Dannie, when pronounced "da-nI", is ダニー (danī) in katakana.

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Shared by Dannie Richmond and others

This katakana spelling is shared by drummer Dannie Richmond (ダニー・リッチモンド) and Belgian-American engineer and businessman Dannie Heineman (ダニー・ハイネマン).

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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

"Dannie Family is My Life," "Dannie 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.

Dannie Family Is My Life
Dannie Family Is My Life da-nI ダニー Dannie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dannie Family Is My Life
Dannie Family Is My Life da-nI だにい Dannie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dannie Family Bonds Are Forever
Dannie Family Bonds Are Forever da-nI ダニー Dannie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dannie Family Bonds Are Forever
Dannie Family Bonds Are Forever da-nI だにい Dannie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dannie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dannie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dannie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dannie, when pronounced da-nI, is ダニー (danī) in katakana and だにい (danii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Dannie in Katakana (Vertical)
Dannie katakana, vertical
Dannie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dannie katakana, horizontal
Dannie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dannie hiragana, vertical
Dannie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dannie 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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