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Dharma in Japanese

ダルマ

Dharma, when pronounced "dar-ma", is ダルマ (daruma) in katakana.

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Shared by Dharma Mahadevi

Famous people with this spelling include monarch Dharma Mahadevi (ダルマ・マハデヴィ).

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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

"Dharma Family is My Life," "Dharma 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.

Dharma Family Is My Life
Dharma Family Is My Life dar-ma ダルマ Dharma in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dharma Family Is My Life
Dharma Family Is My Life dar-ma だるま Dharma in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dharma Family Bonds Are Forever
Dharma Family Bonds Are Forever dar-ma ダルマ Dharma in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dharma Family Bonds Are Forever
Dharma Family Bonds Are Forever dar-ma だるま Dharma in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dharma Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dharma in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dharma in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dharma, when pronounced dar-ma, is ダルマ (daruma) in katakana and だるま in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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