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Darlene in Japanese

ダーレン

Darlene, when pronounced "dar-len", is ダーレン (dāren) in katakana.

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Shared by Darlene Love and others

This spelling is shared by Grammy-winning musician Darlene Love (ダーレン・ラヴ), actress Darlene Cates (ダーレン・ケイツ), and judoka Darlene Anaya (ダーレン・アナヤ).

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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

"Darlene Family is My Life," "Darlene 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.

Darlene Family Is My Life
Darlene Family Is My Life dar-len ダーレン Darlene in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darlene Family Is My Life
Darlene Family Is My Life dar-len だあれん Darlene in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darlene Family Bonds Are Forever
Darlene Family Bonds Are Forever dar-len ダーレン Darlene in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Darlene Family Bonds Are Forever
Darlene Family Bonds Are Forever dar-len だあれん Darlene in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Darlene Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Darlene in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Darlene in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Darlene, when pronounced dar-len, is ダーレン (dāren) in katakana and だあれん (daaren) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogar as in carl as in lovee as in bedn as in no
Darlene in Katakana (Vertical)
Darlene katakana, vertical
Darlene in Katakana (Horizontal)
Darlene katakana, horizontal
Darlene in Hiragana (Vertical)
Darlene hiragana, vertical
Darlene in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Darlene 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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