Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Darling Family is My Life," "Darling 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.

Darling Family Is My Life
Darling Family 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 Family Is My Life
Darling Family 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 Family Bonds Are Forever
Darling Family Bonds Are Forever dar-ling ダーリング Darling in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Darling Family Bonds Are Forever
Darling Family Bonds Are Forever dar-ling だありんぐ Darling in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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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