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Darling in Japanese

ダーリング

Darling, when pronounced "dar-ling", is ダーリング (dāringu) in katakana.

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Shared by Candy Darling and others

This spelling is shared by actress Candy Darling (キャンディ・ダーリング), baseball player Ron Darling (ロン・ダーリング), and actress Jean Darling (ジーン・ダーリング). This is also the spelling used by musician Sarah Darling (サラ・ダーリング).

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Darling Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Darling 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.

Darling Is My Life
Darling Is My Life dar-ling ダーリング Darling in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darling Is My Life
Darling Is My Life dar-ling だありんぐ Darling in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darling Is My Love
Darling Is My Love dar-ling ダーリング Darling in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Darling Is My Love
Darling Is My Love dar-ling だありんぐ Darling in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Darling Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Darling in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Darling in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Darling, when pronounced dar-ling, is ダーリング (dāringu) in katakana and だありんぐ (daaringu) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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