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Swanson in Japanese

スワンソン

Swanson, when pronounced "swan-son", is スワンソン (suwanson) in katakana.

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Shared by Gloria Swanson and others

This katakana spelling is shared by actress Gloria Swanson (グロリア・スワンソン), baseball player from the United States Dansby Swanson (ダンズビー・スワンソン), and mixed martial artist Cub Swanson (カブ・スワンソン). This is also the spelling used by suspense novelist Peter Swanson (ピーター・スワンソン).

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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

"Swanson Family is My Life," "Swanson 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.

Swanson Family Is My Life
Swanson Family Is My Life swan-son スワンソン Swanson in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Swanson Family Is My Life
Swanson Family Is My Life swan-son すわんそん Swanson in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Swanson Family Bonds Are Forever
Swanson Family Bonds Are Forever swan-son スワンソン Swanson in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Swanson Family Bonds Are Forever
Swanson Family Bonds Are Forever swan-son すわんそん Swanson in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Swanson Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Swanson in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Swanson in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Swanson, when pronounced swan-son, is スワンソン (suwanson) in katakana and すわんそん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

s as in seewan as in nos as in seeo as in go, Tomn as in no
Swanson in Katakana (Vertical)
Swanson katakana, vertical
Swanson in Katakana (Horizontal)
Swanson katakana, horizontal
Swanson in Hiragana (Vertical)
Swanson hiragana, vertical
Swanson in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Swanson 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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