Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Home › Names › Des

Des in Japanese

デス

Des, when pronounced "des", is デス (desu) in katakana.

d as in doge as in beds as in see
Shared by Des Walker and others

Well-known people with this spelling include English association football player Des Walker (デス・ウォーカー), British singer, entertainer, presenter Des O'Connor (デス・オコナー), and Irish mathematician and academic Des MacHale (デス・マクヘール). It's also the katakana spelling for writer Des Griffin (デス・グリフィン).

Select how you pronounce Des:

des デスdesu dez デズdezu

Show us how you pronounce Des and we'll create the calligraphy.

Loading sounds...

Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Des Family is My Life," "Des 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.

Des Family Is My Life
Des Family Is My Life des デス Des in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Des Family Is My Life
Des Family Is My Life des です Des in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Des Family Bonds Are Forever
Des Family Bonds Are Forever des デス Des in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Des Family Bonds Are Forever
Des Family Bonds Are Forever des です Des in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Des Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

d as in doge as in beds as in see
Des in Katakana (Vertical)
Des katakana, vertical
Des in Katakana (Horizontal)
Des katakana, horizontal
Des in Hiragana (Vertical)
Des hiragana, vertical
Des in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Des hiragana, horizontal

Want to learn more?

Check it yourself. Hear it · Forvo / HowToPronounce

Female 11% Male 89% Surnames 0%
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.

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.

Look up another name: a partner, a child, a parent.