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Dakin in Japanese

デーキン

Dakin, when pronounced "dE-kin", is デーキン (dēkin) in katakana.

d as in dogE as in day, held longk as in kiti as in sit, skin as in no
Shared by Nigel Dakin

Notable people using this translation include Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands and British diplomat Nigel Dakin (ナイジェル・デーキン).

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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

"Dakin Family is My Life," "Dakin 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.

Dakin Family Is My Life
Dakin Family Is My Life dE-kin デーキン Dakin in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dakin Family Is My Life
Dakin Family Is My Life dE-kin でえきん Dakin in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dakin Family Bonds Are Forever
Dakin Family Bonds Are Forever dE-kin デーキン Dakin in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dakin Family Bonds Are Forever
Dakin Family Bonds Are Forever dE-kin でえきん Dakin in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dakin Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dakin in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dakin in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dakin, when pronounced dE-kin, is デーキン (dēkin) in katakana and でえきん (deekin) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogE as in day, held longk as in kiti as in sit, skin as in no
Dakin in Katakana (Vertical)
Dakin katakana, vertical
Dakin in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dakin katakana, horizontal
Dakin in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dakin hiragana, vertical
Dakin in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dakin 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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