Tan in Japanese

タン

Tan, when pronounced "tan", is タン (tan) in katakana.

Shared by Lewis Tan and others

This translation is shared by British-Chinese actor and martial artist Lewis Tan (ルイス・タン), novelist Amy Tan (エイミ・タン), and Australian businesswoman Tan Le (タン・レイ). Other notable people include Indonesian sculptor Fiona Tan (フィオナ・タン).

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Tan Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Tan Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Tan Is My Life tan タン Tan in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Tan Is My Life tan たん Tan in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal

Tan Is My Love tan タン Tan in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Tan Is My Love tan たん Tan in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Tan Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

Tan katakana, vertical

Tan katakana, horizontal

Tan hiragana, vertical

Tan hiragana, horizontal

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