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Destiny in Japanese

デスティニー

Destiny, when pronounced "de-sti-nI", is デスティニー (desutinī) in katakana.

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Shared by Ryan Destiny and others

This spelling is shared by actress and singer Ryan Destiny (ライアン・デスティニー), actress Destiny Whitlock (デスティニー・ウィットロック), and environmentalist Destiny Watford (デスティニー・ワトフォード).

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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

"Destiny Family is My Life," "Destiny 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.

Destiny Family Is My Life
Destiny Family Is My Life de-sti-nI デスティニー Destiny in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Destiny Family Is My Life
Destiny Family Is My Life de-sti-nI ですてぃにい Destiny in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Destiny Family Bonds Are Forever
Destiny Family Bonds Are Forever de-sti-nI デスティニー Destiny in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Destiny Family Bonds Are Forever
Destiny Family Bonds Are Forever de-sti-nI ですてぃにい Destiny in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Destiny Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Destiny in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Destiny in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Destiny, when pronounced de-sti-nI, is デスティニー (desutinī) in katakana and ですてぃにい (desutinii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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