Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Daddy in Japanese

ダディ

Daddy, when pronounced "da-di", is ダディ (dadi) in katakana.

d as in doga as in at, spad as in dogi as in sit, ski
Shared by Daddy Yankee and others

People pronouncing their name this way include Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper and actor Daddy Yankee (ダディ・ヤンキー), professional wrestler Sweet Daddy Siki (スウィート・ダディ・シキ), and rapper and actor from Florida Trick Daddy (トリック・ダディ).

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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

"Daddy Family is My Life," "Daddy 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.

Daddy Family Is My Life
Daddy Family Is My Life da-di ダディ Daddy in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Daddy Family Is My Life
Daddy Family Is My Life da-di だでぃ Daddy in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Daddy Family Bonds Are Forever
Daddy Family Bonds Are Forever da-di ダディ Daddy in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Daddy Family Bonds Are Forever
Daddy Family Bonds Are Forever da-di だでぃ Daddy in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Daddy Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Daddy in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Daddy in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Daddy, when pronounced da-di, is ダディ (dadi) in katakana and だでぃ in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in doga as in at, spad as in dogi as in sit, ski
Daddy in Katakana (Vertical)
Daddy katakana, vertical
Daddy in Katakana (Horizontal)
Daddy katakana, horizontal
Daddy in Hiragana (Vertical)
Daddy hiragana, vertical
Daddy in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Daddy 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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